An interesting fact about the favorite destination for student summer jobs in the USA:
Before 1867, the territory of the state belonged to Russia. In 1853, Russia decided it could no longer afford the costs of its American possessions. At the same time, the US Congress declared that the deal was extremely unprofitable for them. A land that today yields gold, oil and gas worth over 150 billion dollars turned out to be wanted by no one.
In 1867, America decided to buy the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million. The check was written and the purchase was completed.
On October 18, Alaska officially became part of the United States – the same day the Gregorian calendar was introduced there. As a result, the residents of Alaska went to bed on October 5 and woke up on October 18.
Its area is 1,717,855 km², and its population is only 736,731 people (2014).
/The $7.2 million check/