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Alaska Purchased From Russia – Dale's Daily Data

Dale Mussen — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:19:09 +0000

It was purchased from Russia for $7.2 million or less than two cents an acre. It was originally an American territory and eventually became a state. It’s more than twice the size of Texas and it’s about one fifth the size of the lower 48 states combined. It was on this date in 1867 that the United States took possession of Alaska. Russia wanted to sell it. It was hard to defend, there wasn’t much there and they didn’t want to lose it in war. So they sold it to the United States.

Sarah Palin Will NOT Be Running For President [VIDEO]

John La Mond — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:02:21 +0000

After many months of speculation, Sarah Palin has decided she will not be running for president in 2012. As you may know, I have always been a big fan of Gov. Palin’s, but I have never tthought she is presidential material. I think if she were really serious about serving in a political capacity, she [...]

Amazing Alaska – Dale's Daily Data

Dale Mussen — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:00:20 +0000

The state of Alaska has always amazed me – mostly because of its immense size. Some amazing fact – it’s this country’s most northern, most western and most eastern state. Most eastern because part of the Aleutian Island chain is west of the International Date Line. In 1867 United States Secretary of State William Seward [...]