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jan 1, 1867 - William Seward purchases Alaska (Seward’s Folly)

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William H. Seward, Secretary of State, negotiated in the Treaty of Russia to buy Alaska from them for $7.2 million.

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jan 1, 1867
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~ 158 years ago