The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the US 150 years ago is actually 2 tales and 2 intertwining ...

How and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the United States 150 years ago is actually two tales and two ...

Russia had decided to sell Alaska, but the question was: how would America buy it? At the time, most Americans couldn’t ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland mirrors the U.S. acquisition of Alaska in 1867 for $7.2 million.

The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary ... but what motivated the Americans to want to buy? In the 1840s, the United States had expanded its interests to Oregon ...

The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary ... including the U.S., which technically didn’t buy it from the Russians but bought the right to negotiate with the ...

Let’s uncover that part of the story. Russia had decided to sell Alaska, but the question was: how would America buy it? At the time, most Americans couldn’t imagine what they would do with ...