mar 30, 1867 - Purchase of Alaska
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William H. Seward- Secretary of State Seward was ridiculed for the treaty with Russia that gave $7.2 million to The Czar and Alaska to the United States. "Seward's folly, Seward's icebox, Seward's polar bear Garden, Frigidia." We're not laughing at Mr. Seward now though.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 30, 1867
Now
~ 159 years ago