In the spring of 1867, after the Alaska purchase treaty passed through the House and awaited its time before an eager Senate, newspapers and magazines across the country offered their take on Alaska.

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.

Tokyo may include such a commitment among other concessions to reduce the $56 billion bilateral trade deficit and stave off ...

Begich said William Seward, the U.S. secretary of state who orchestrated the Alaska purchase from Russia, also showed interest in purchasing Greenland. "Concepts like these are history defining ...

President-elect Donald Trump has continued to float the idea of buying Greenland, a territory of Denmark. Here's what to know ...

From the Louisiana Purchase to the Alaska Purchase and even leasing Guantánamo Bay, here are territories the U.S. has purchased. The U.S. purchased 828,000 miles of land west of the Mississippi ...

The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...

Here’s what happened the last three times the U.S. tried to acquire Greenland.

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to purchase USD 50 million (EUR 48 million) worth of Alaska pollock in 2025 ...