On this day in history - October 20 - in 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. The land purchased contained all of present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, parts of Minnesota that were west of the Mississippi River, most of North Dakota, nearly all of South Dakota, northeastern New Mexico, the portions of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. Thats about 23% of the territory of the United States today! And it was all for a mere $15 million!
Such a huge accomplishment is worth taking a moment and thinking about how lucky we are to have this land within our borders today. So many unique and exciting places can be found on this land, and it is a place where many Americans live (I included). So lets take a moment and be grateful for this!
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