The $7.2 Million Alaska Bargain [Deep Dive] - October 18th, 2026

Podcast: Neural Newscast · Neural Newscast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-18

On October 18, 1867, the formal transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States occurred in Sitka, marking the end of Russian presence in North America and the beginning of a new era for the Pacific Northwest. Initially derided by the public as Secretary of State William Henry Seward’s biggest mistake, the acquisition of over 586,000 square miles for less than two cents per acre eventually transformed into a strategic and economic powerhouse. Exactly one century later, on October 18, 1967, the Soviet Union’s Venera 4 probe made history by transmitting the first data from the crushing atmosphere of Venus. We also take...