1867. Transfer of Alaska

Check for $ 7,200,000

145 years ago, on October 18, 1867, Alaska was officially transferred to the United States after paying $ 7.2 million.

Until now, there are many critics of buying Alaska in America, since today this is the second in the degree of subsidiary US staff after Nevada. In Russia, the belief is still widespread that Alaska was not sold, but only leased to the United States and therefore it must be returned. At one time, such rumors were bloomed by the American government to modify the criticism of the opponents of the transaction.

Since the Gregorian calendar was introduced in Alaska on the day of transferring to America, the inhabitants of Alaska went to bed on October 5 in the Julian calendar adopted in the Russian Empire, and woke up on October 18.