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This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by blamingthedevil: 6:58pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million 9 Likes |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by VinnyBaba: 7:00pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
blamingthedevil: Should be the SHREWDEST Business Deal in History! 🤔🙂 1 Like |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by Armaggedon: 7:16pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
How much is Lagos worth? Just want to know. |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by Ikaeniyan0: 7:18pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
The Russians are still regretting selling it. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by ubest1(m): 7:21pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
Russia sold it to US instead of Canada because of their hatred towards UK |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by Mirasteel: 7:54pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
blamingthedevil:Russia biggest mistake ever |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by FOLYKAZE(m): 9:31pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
Mirasteel: How is it a mistake? |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by ruggedtimi(m): 10:18pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
FOLYKAZE:it would have been a russian territory by now. So they can build a nuclear program on alaska and launch nuclear warheads from alaska considering the close promixity to the u.s mainland 2 Likes |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by FOLYKAZE(m): 10:22pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
ruggedtimi: Is Russia not having the capacity to launch missile from the motherland into USA? 1 Like |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by Varunpulyani: 10:35pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
blamingthedevil: That was when Russia was still weak and looking for Thier feet . A huge mistake |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by Dreamhighnow(m): 12:11am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Russia |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by AfonjaConehead: 12:26am On Oct 19, 2023 |
Thank God. Trump tried to buy Greenland as well but Denmark refused. Canada own and administers Nova Scotia..... Dangote should buy Iragbiji 1 Like |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by Mirasteel: 2:37pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
FOLYKAZE:Russia sold Alaska for a dirt cheap price and years later oil and gas were discovered on the land and presently major oil and gas reserves are found in the Alaska worth billions of dollars. |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by brain54(m): 2:56pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Mirasteel:Russia had her reasons for selling… Mainly security reasons. ( defeat in the Crimean war) The land was increasingly getting difficult to defend. It was more of a burden to them. So the counted their loss and moved on! |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by Paystack: 3:00pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Same way Lagos,Oyo will be bought by _Biafraa. |
Re: This Day In History, October 18, 1867, US Purchases Alaska From Russia by FOLYKAZE(m): 4:27pm On Oct 19, 2023 |
Mirasteel: This is costly mistake |
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