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United States Purchases Alaska
Secretary of State William Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, roughly two cents per acre. Initially mocked as Seward's Folly, the purchase proved enormously valuable.
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Alaska's purchase reminds us that bold, unpopular decisions can prove visionary, and that national resources require long-term strategic thinking.
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The Ides of March
What Happened
On this day in 44 BCE, Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators including Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius. He was stabbed 23 times in the Theatre of Pompey.
Why It Still Matters
Caesar's assassination shows how attempts to preserve a political system through violence often accelerate its destruction. The conspirators wanted to save the Republic - instead, they destroyed it, paving the way for the very imperial system they feared.
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