This Day In History

 

October 18, 1867

After much opposition, a deal negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State William Seward for the U.S. purchase of the Russian colony of Alaska was approved, and on this day in 1867 the U.S. flag was flown over the capital, Sitka.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/October-18