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Alaska Purchase United States was purchased Alaska from Russia

Date

30th Mar 1867
Expired!

Time

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158 Years ago

Alaska Purchase : United States was purchased Alaska from Russia.


 On March 30, 1867, The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, which was about 2 cents per acre. This deal is known as the ‘Alaska Purchase’. Alaska officially became a U.S. territory on October 18, 1867, and later became the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959.

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