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The United States acquired Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867, in a transaction known as the Alaska Purchase. The purchase was negotiated by Secretary of State William H. Seward for $7.2 million. Alaska was officially admitted as the 49th state of the United States on January 3, 1959.

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