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oct 18, 1867 - Purchase of Alaska

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in 1859, Russia offered Alaska to the U.S. After the Civil War, the US secretary of state William Seward had announced that they have purchased Alaska in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars.

Added by Gabby and Edited by Nathan Lu

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oct 18, 1867
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~ 158 years ago