Cox Trivia
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
U.S. History
Some called it "Seward's Folly", but Alaska proved to be worth much more than the American government paid for it in 1867. How many cents per acre did Russia agree to sell it for?
2 cents per acre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
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