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Yesterday in History XI

Posted on April 4, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Pony Express (April 3, 1860) On this day in 1860: The Pony Express mail service makes its first run between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. This mail service only lasted 18 months, but it lives on as a memory … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History X

Posted on March 31, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The Alaska Purchase (March 30, 1867) On this day in 1867: The U.S. buys Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million. Big deal, eh? ‘Historian Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer summarized the minority opinion of some American newspaper editors who opposed the purchase: … Continue reading →

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