Rousseau to facilitate the transfer of power. Sailing out of New York on August 31, Rousseau made his way across Panama and up to San Francisco, where ships laden with troops and supplies were waiting for him.
From there, he endured seasickness and chills on the slow voyage north to Sitka, the only sizeable Russian town in Alaska, arriving on October Later that day, the Russian flag was taken down and the U.
The Russian troops departed, and all Russian civilians were given the option of becoming U. The saga, however, did not end there. Intent on embarrassing President Johnson, who was impeached in February but who survived removal from office by one vote , House Republicans refused to appropriate any cash for the purchase.
Finally, in July , after Johnson lost the Democratic presidential nomination, the House of Representatives voted to hand over the money to Russia. A congressional investigation later determined that Stoeckl, the Russian minister, bribed lobbyists and journalists during this time period. Private notes written by Johnson and another U. Scandal notwithstanding, Seward wasted no time in enjoying the fruits of his labor, heading to Alaska within months of retiring from government in In Sitka, he toured a brewery and sawmill, attended church, met with the city council, viewed a military parade and walked the streets.
Alaska became a state on January 3, Menu Menu. Home Milestones Purchase of Alaska, Milestones: — For more information, please see the full notice. Noted for his innovative use of wide-angle shots, low-key lighting and deep focus, cinematographer James Wong Howe becomes the first Asian American to win an Academy Award on March 30, Although the number of votes cast exceeded the number of eligible voters in the territory, Kansas Governor European forces allied against Napoleonic France march triumphantly into Paris, formally ending a decade of French domination on the Continent.
Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, seized control of the French state in , and in was crowned Following its ratification by the requisite three-fourths of the states, the 15th Amendment, granting African American men the right to vote, is formally adopted into the U.
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A bomb explodes in a car parked in front of the U. Embassy in Saigon, virtually destroying the building and killing 19 Vietnamese, 2 Americans, and 1 Filipino; others were injured. Although some U. A floating apartment for oil workers in the North Sea collapses, killing people, on March 30,
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