In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million! But did you know this wasn’t just a simple deal? It’s a story of politics, power struggles, and a nation’s ambitions.
In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million! But did you know this wasn't just a simple deal? It's a story of politics, power struggles, and a nation's ambitions.
Over the course of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials have threatened to reclaim Alaska, which the U.S. bought for $7.2 million from Russia in 1867, such as Vyacheslav Volodin ...
The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017, we asked William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, a visiting professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage ...
A Horizon Air flight was forced to return to an Alaska airport on Christmas Eve, after the plane struck an eagle - just days after another bird strike in South Korea left 179 people dead.
Qilak LNG plans to invest $5 billion in a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Alaska’s North Slope to compete with Russia’s Yamal project for Asian customers towards the end of ...