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jan 1, 1854 - Gadsden Purchase (WOR)

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The Gadsden purchase was a purchase of northwestern Mexican territory for 100 million dollars in 1854 by Pierce after being unable to buy Cuba. The territory was almost completely made up of arid desert and would come to be known as southern New Mexico and Arizona.

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jan 1, 1854
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~ 171 years ago