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The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $129 million in 2023) [1].On May 15 of that year, the United States Senate ratified a bilateral treaty that had been signed on March 30, and American sovereignty became legally effective across the territory on October 18.
The Alaska Purchase Treaty clearly states that the agreement was for a complete Russian cession of the territory. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The Alaskan Native peoples, in their struggle for democracy and indigenous rights , take issue with the legitimacy of colonial rule itself rather than the purchase from the Russian Empire.
Seward's Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska. This holiday falls on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867. [1] It is named for then-Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase from Russia.
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available. 1964 Alaska earthquake; 2008 United States presidential election; Alaska; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; Alaska North Slope; Alaska Purchase; Alaska State ...
"North to the Future" is the official state motto of Alaska, adopted in 1967 for the centennial of the Alaska Purchase. As one of the events leading up to the celebration, the Alaska Centennial Commission sponsored a contest in 1963 to come up with a centennial motto and emblem that would express the unique character of the State of Alaska.
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Alaska magazine was founded in 1935 [1] in Ketchikan, Alaska, by Emery Fridolf Tobin (1895-1977) and J. Ray Roady (1907-1997). [2] Tobin established himself as an opponent of Alaska statehood, although this may have been contradictory, given his ties to the Democratic party and the fact that he and Roady served as State Representatives in 1959.
People looking to save money for a big trip or financial investment may want to make plans around an "extra" paycheck in their pocket.. Employees who get paid on a biweekly basis (every other week ...