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March 30, 1867
March 30th, 1867 was a really big day for the United States of America. Literally. It was the day we purchased what is now known as the state of Alaska from Russia. How did it all go down, and what else was being reported in newspapers on that day?
SOURCES
“Advertisement: Batchelor’s Hair Dye (Page 3).” Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Another Fatal Shooting Affray.” The Daily Montana Post (Helena, Montana), February 2, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Bloody Altercation Between Prominent Citizen of Montana Territory - One of Them Killed.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), March 5, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Engaged For the Defense.” The Montana Post (Virginia City, Montana), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Highly Important: A Treaty With Russia.” The Brooklyn Union (Brooklyn, New York), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Highly Important: Cession of Russia America By Treat To The United States.” The New York Daily Herald (New York, New York), March 31, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“The Loss of the Coburn.” The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, Ohio), October 25, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“The Mystery Cleared Up.” The Burlington Weekly Sentinel (Burlington, Vermont), March 29, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“A Romantic Incident.” Chicago Evening Post (Chicago, Illinois), December 13, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“A Strange Affair.” North Star (Danville, Vermont), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Thunder Bay 2010: Cutting Edge Tech & the Hunt for Lake Huron’s Lost Ships.” Thunder Bay 2010: Cutting Edge Tech & the Hunt for Lake Huron’s Lost Ship. Accessed July 11, 2024.
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/10thunderbay/background/wrecks/wrecks.html.
“Tichborne Case.” Wikipedia, June 3, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichborne_case.
“The Tichborne Case: A Victorian Melodrama.” State Library of New South Wales. Accessed July 11, 2024. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/tichborne-case-victorian-melodrama.
“A True Story.” Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“U.S. Takes Possession of Alaska.” History.com. Accessed July 11, 2024. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-takes-possession-of-alaska.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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March 30th, 1867 was a really big day for the United States of America. Literally. It was the day we purchased what is now known as the state of Alaska from Russia. How did it all go down, and what else was being reported in newspapers on that day?
SOURCES
“Advertisement: Batchelor’s Hair Dye (Page 3).” Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Another Fatal Shooting Affray.” The Daily Montana Post (Helena, Montana), February 2, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Bloody Altercation Between Prominent Citizen of Montana Territory - One of Them Killed.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), March 5, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Engaged For the Defense.” The Montana Post (Virginia City, Montana), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Highly Important: A Treaty With Russia.” The Brooklyn Union (Brooklyn, New York), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Highly Important: Cession of Russia America By Treat To The United States.” The New York Daily Herald (New York, New York), March 31, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“The Loss of the Coburn.” The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, Ohio), October 25, 1871. www.newspapers.com.
“The Mystery Cleared Up.” The Burlington Weekly Sentinel (Burlington, Vermont), March 29, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“A Romantic Incident.” Chicago Evening Post (Chicago, Illinois), December 13, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“A Strange Affair.” North Star (Danville, Vermont), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“Thunder Bay 2010: Cutting Edge Tech & the Hunt for Lake Huron’s Lost Ships.” Thunder Bay 2010: Cutting Edge Tech & the Hunt for Lake Huron’s Lost Ship. Accessed July 11, 2024.
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/10thunderbay/background/wrecks/wrecks.html.
“Tichborne Case.” Wikipedia, June 3, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichborne_case.
“The Tichborne Case: A Victorian Melodrama.” State Library of New South Wales. Accessed July 11, 2024. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/tichborne-case-victorian-melodrama.
“A True Story.” Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), March 30, 1867. www.newspapers.com.
“U.S. Takes Possession of Alaska.” History.com. Accessed July 11, 2024. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-takes-possession-of-alaska.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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