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Possesion of Alaska 10-18-1867

On this day in 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska 

after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less 
than two cents an acre. The Alaska purchase comprised 586,412 
square miles, about twice the size of Texas, and was championed 
by William Henry Seward, the secretary of state under the 17th 
President of the United States Andrew Johnson.

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William Henry Seward 
(May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872)

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Andrew Johnson 
(December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875)

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