The sale of Alaska to the United States triggered ... Portland Daily Oregonian, April 2, 1867 "The purchase by our Government of the Russian North American Possessions is the most valuable ...
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Baked Alaska Wasn't Invented In Alaska, So Where Does It Come From?The "Alaska" part of the name is rumored to be a reference to the United States' purchase of Alaska in 1867 (and was possibly Ranhofer making fun of this political move), although there's little ...
The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017, we asked William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, a visiting professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage ...
Although John F. Kennedy was the youngest man to be elected President in 1960 at the age of 43, Theodore Roosevelt became the ...
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Baked Alaska Wasn't Invented Anywhere Near AlaskaFlorida" because of the chilly ice cream that's cold like Alaska (likely inspired by the 1867 purchase) and warm toasted meringue that's hot like Florida. His rendition and clever name stuck when ...
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