Timeline (Alaska Forever!)


 * 1867
 * April 9: The United States purchases Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. Congress reluctantly agrees to approve the purchase, but also vows not to spend any money "on the upkeep or maintainance of Alaska," as per its own resolution.
 * September 7: President Andrew Johnson fires his Secretary of State William H. Seward for buying a territory he can't use. Benjamin Washburne is hired to replace him.