How Powerful Is Alaska?
How Powerful Is New York? http://bit.ly/1Uh5RLJ Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Alaska is the second-newest state in the U.S. and it's also the largest. But does its immense size translate...
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On January 3rd, 1959 Alaska became the 49th member of the United States of America. Roughly 100 years earlier, the territory was purchased from Russia for roughly $7 million dollars, which today would only be about $120 million dollars. And yet, despite paying pennies per acre, some economists today say that the US government has never actually seen profit on the purchase. At the time, the deal was ridiculed in Congress and the press. Fast forward to today; just how powerful is Alaska? Well, Alaska is actually the second newest US state, and the largest by far. It is roughly 663,000 square miles, which means that it comprises more than a sixth of the entire United States. Alone, Alaska would be the 18th largest country on earth. And yet, with a population...
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On January 3rd, 1959 Alaska became the 49th member of the United States of America. Roughly 100 years earlier, the territory was purchased from Russia for roughly $7 million dollars, which today would only be about $120 million dollars. And yet, despite paying pennies per acre, some economists today say that the US government has never actually seen profit on the purchase. At the time, the deal was ridiculed in Congress and the press. Fast forward to today; just how powerful is Alaska? Well, Alaska is actually the second newest US state, and the largest by far. It is roughly 663,000 square miles, which means that it comprises more than a sixth of the entire United States. Alone, Alaska would be the 18th largest country on earth. And yet, with a population...
