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Tag: purchase of AlaskaJanuary 3 – Check for AlaskaOn August 1, 1868, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia with this check for $7.2 million. For less than 2 cents an acre, the United States acquired nearly 600,000 square miles. On January 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state. Posted by Darren Cole on January 3, 2011, under Documents, January, October. |
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