On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory ...

On October 18, 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Russia was seeking to sell the land to ...

Before it became part of the United States, Alaska was a remote outpost of the Russian Empire. This video explores how ...

Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s, leaving the country deep in debt. To ease that burden, Russia cut a real estate deal with the U.S. government, selling its colony of Alaska to the Americans.

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago. Russian ...

When Russian President Vladimir Putin touches down in Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump, he’ll be landing in a former Russian colony that still ...

Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s. To pay off war debts, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. Now, Presidents Trump and Putin will meet Friday in... Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now ...