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Had the slaves not revolted in Santo Domingo and cost Napoleon 60,000 soldiers, the French emperor wouldn't have agreed to the Louisiana Purchase. So often, George Washington & Co. are presented as platitude-uttering patriot-robots, fit only for Disney's Hall of Presidents. (USA Today -- Life)
Cushion or Poly, artificial tracks not perfect Dec 16, 2007
Yeah, Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. But when it comes to the claim of being an expansionist president, he's got nothing on Breeders' Cup President and CEO Greg Avioli. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
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The map is colorful and Helena-West Helena is predominantly featured, showing off the top spots to visit in the county such as the Delta Cultural Center, the Pillow-Thompson House, Centennial Baptist Church, the Louisiana Purchase State Park, Delta Heritage State Trail and the Phillips County Museum. "We are still working on a blues, bird watching and Civil War trail maps and hope to join Vicksburg, Miss. and Gettysburg, Pa. for the Civil War map. The battle at those cities and the one right... (Helena Daily World, AR)
Brushing up on American history Dec 10, 2007
"Creation" is a set of six stories from the end of the Revolution up to the Louisiana Purchase showing how the foundations of the country were laid. This afternoon he'll read from his work. (Boston Globe)
Beane playing it cool at Meetings Dec 5, 2007
An obvious fan of intellectual analogies, Beane will drop a Frodo -- of Tolkien fame -- here, a Louisiana Purchase there. Tuesday afternoon, holed up in his suite on Day 2 of the Winter Meetings, with several of his top lieutenants gathered at a conference table behind him and four Bay Area scribes in front of him, Beane dumbed it down a bit. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
State Capitol holds the history of Missouri Dec 1, 2007
A bronze relief depicting the signing of the Louisiana Purchase by Livingston, Monroe and Marbois and the Fountain of the Centaurs are the most outstanding features on the north grounds. The Missouri State Museum is located on the first floor of the Missouri State Capitol Building, and run by the Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Book review: American Creation Nov 28, 2007
Whereas "Founding Brothers" tended to pivot around half a dozen key players and their relationships with one another, "American Creation" focuses more on a series of key moments: most notably, Valley Forge as a turning point in the Revolutionary War; the standoff between the Federalists and their opponents, which led to the modern two-party system; and the consequences that the Louisiana Purchase would have on slavery and the treatment of Indians, the two most conspicuous and consequential... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
East Texas a prime spot for hiding fugitives Nov 26, 2007
The region s reputation as a criminal safe haven goes back to the Louisiana Purchase, when a boundary dispute between the U.S. and Spain left a strip of land known as the Neutral Ground. It remained a refuge for outlaws until 1812, when Spanish and American soldiers finally ousted them. (KHOU.com, TX)
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies Nov 13, 2007
In a brief 283 pages, he tells not one story but six in a series of essays about turning points in early American history, from the Revolutionary War to the Louisiana Purchase. Much of Ellis's personality comes through both in the main text of "American Creation" and its acknowledgements. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Mistique of cemeteries attracts many Oct 29, 2007
Wells said the French cemetery was part of the Louisiana Purchase, and the oldest person buried there is a Civil War veteran. Part of it was my grandfather s family farm, and they lost it during the Depression. (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
This Day in History Oct 26, 2007
Built to commemorate Louisiana Purchase where U.S. president, we-the-people Thomas Jefferson bought 530 million acres of Native American land from the French. Oct 29. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Click for Full Story Oct 20, 2007
On This Date:In 1740, Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia upon the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. In 1903, a joint commission ruled in favor of the United States in a boundary dispute between the District of Alaska and Canada. (KWTX.com, TX)
Today In History - October 20, 2007 Oct 20, 2007
In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. In 1903, a joint commission ruled in favor of the United States in a boundary dispute between the District of Alaska and Canada. (CBS2.com, CA)
Commentary -- Daniel Webster and Dred Scott are joined in history Oct 18, 2007
Webster played an active role with Henry Clay in the adoption of the Missouri Compromise, which admitted Maine to the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, keeping the southern howls to a minimum, and the extension of slavery was prohibited in the territory of the Louisiana Purchase. President James Madison signed the Missouri Compromise on March 6, 1820, 37 years to the day before the Dred Scott Decision. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Carol Bruce, 87, 'WKRP' star Oct 17, 2007
She first earned public attention and critical acclaim in 1940 on Broadway in "Louisiana Purchase," a satirical Irving Berlin musical about politics in the South. She left the show early when she signed a contract with Universal Studios. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
'WKRP's' 'Mama Carlson' dead at 87 Oct 17, 2007
Bruce began her entertainment career as a Montreal nightclub singer and went on to captivate Broadway audiences with her sultry voice in the 1940 musical comedy "Louisiana Purchase.". She appeared in the films "This Woman Is Mine," "Keep 'em Flying" and "Behind the Eight Ball" between 1941 and 1942, then returned to the stage, where she was praised for her Broadway performances in the 1946 revival of "Showboat.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Candidates' budget squabble skirts the real crisis Oct 13, 2007
For all the impact their argument would have on the nation's bleak fiscal outlook, Giuliani and Romney might as well be debating the Louisiana Purchase. The line-item veto has been declared unconstitutional (as Giuliani pointed out), and just 18% of non-defense federal spending is subject to any kind of veto. (Yahoo News)
Board to begin thinking about new school's name Oct 8, 2007
Thomas Jefferson Middle School, for the nation's third president, for whom Jefferson City is named and whose Louisiana Purchase resulted in the United States developing the area we now live in. Lewis and Clark Middle School, for explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, sent by Jefferson to explore the new Louisiana territory purchased in 1803, and see if there was a water route along the Missouri River that reached the Pacific Ocean. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Cattle buyers beware Sep 24, 2007
Bob wrote on Sep 20, 2007 5:45 PM:" There is nothing in Section 8 that explicitly forbids the government from managing land. Further, as I stated previously, the first sentence in Section 8 could easily be interpreted to give the government just such responsibility. There are over two hundred years of history that disagree with your "Insider Communist Plot" theory. Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and arguably one of our greatest Patriots, made the Louisiana... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Credit crunch Sep 19, 2007 Vasquez served his adopted country well Sep 14, 2007 Original astronauts were celebs of their day Sep 6, 2007 Fall books preview: Here's what's big and why Sep 6, 2007 Power of pocket change Sep 2, 2007 EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Goes on the Offensive, Pressures United Nations to Stop 'Stonewalling' on Ethics Case Aug 24, 2007 Flag ceremony hosted in new venue Aug 15, 2007 Sen. Roberts speaks at Lewis & Clark Center dedication Aug 15, 2007 Guard to present Lewis and Clark at Clack Museum series Aug 15, 2007 The Franklin Mint to Offer Additional Items from El Cazador - 'The Shipwreck That Changed the World' - Celebrating the August Anniversary of Its Discovery in the Gulf of Mexico Aug 1, 2007 A common language will help unite our nation Jul 29, 2007 Retracing lines that helped define America Jul 10, 2007 Examining Manifest urban sprawl Jun 23, 2007 Home Economics on TV Jun 15, 2007 Wooten: Who wins on immigration? May 24, 2007 Seaman to star at Memorial Day event May 23, 2007 U.S. Mint to unveil nickel commemorating Lewis & Clark May 18, 2007 Social Studies: Can't get no respect May 17, 2007 Letters to Clio May 16, 2007 Art of expansion May 5, 2007 'Age of Betrayal' Apr 30, 2007 Merger guts Menasha's staff Apr 27, 2007 Things come unstuck Apr 17, 2007 Internal Improvements Apr 16, 2007 more » Apr 14, 2007 Soapbox: 'Digging in' Apr 13, 2007 Thomas Jefferson Day, 2007 Apr 12, 2007 • Speaker reviews land doctrine Apr 11, 2007 Bleeding Kansas Apr 9, 2007 Parish to work with four other parishes Apr 8, 2007 Today in History March 26 Mar 26, 2007 Roxanne's Remarks Mar 16, 2007 Historic Advances in Technology Mar 9, 2007 Meanwhile: Revisiting the French guru of American democracy Mar 9, 2007 Finance expert Orman talks about her money and partner Feb 27, 2007 Tulane Announces Baseball 'Louisiana Purchase Pack' Feb 26, 2007 Hoop dreams thrive in a Louisiana parish Feb 25, 2007 Itzhak Perlman returns Feb 23, 2007 Letters to the Editor Feb 20, 2007 View Results ") }}newsys_poll_checkCookie()A short primer on why those four guys are on Mount Rushmore Feb 19, 2007 DeGeneres all revved up to host Academy Awards Feb 19, 2007 The Katrina Experience Feb 10, 2007 Napoleon collection goes on exhibit Feb 6, 2007 Prince rocks halftime Feb 5, 2007 Oklahoman wins Miss America crown Jan 30, 2007 Housing Update -- Post villages named in honor of Indian tribes Jan 26, 2007 Return of his 'cute' image irked DiCaprio after 'Titanic' Jan 23, 2007 Vidal: Jealous of Cuba Jan 20, 2007 Photographer Ron Lowery Follows Path Via Air of Fabled Explorers Jan 19, 2007 Beckham and Posh Spice coming to America Jan 13, 2007 Highway Robbery Jan 4, 2007 Frontier family fights to return home Jan 1, 2007
Baring's was so old (it was founded in 1762) and grand that despite Britain being at war with France, it had helped to finance the Louisiana Purchase, by which the United States bought nearly a quarter of its current territory from the French in 1803. It was also old enough to have been in trouble before, needing to be rescued by the Bank of England in 1890 from a spot of over-exposure to bad Argentine and Uruguayan debt. (Guardian Unlimited)
Native American replaces American Indian at RCJ Sep 18, 2007
Bruce - Tatanka Ihanbla wrote on Sep 11, 2007 6:33 PM:" Re: Charles - Yeah, understanding that Lakota people did not view themselves as land owners opens Pandora's Box for "gotcha" type of comments by difficult people on this board. Lakota people did not acknowledge being land owners but acknowledged mete and bounds drafted by US officials managing cannons of treaty making. Lakota people can not avoid repeatedly reviewing those descriptions because US officials shrink them at every opportunity... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Baronet Antoine F. Vasquez whose American friends called him arney was a Spanish resident of St. Louis when, in 1803, he became an American citizen by virtue of the Louisiana Purchase. Vasquez was an experienced Indian trader working out of St. Louis, which prompted Zebulon Pike to take him along as an interpreter for his western expedition of 1806. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Its first peacetime heroes were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the leaders of the Corps of Discovery, dispatched by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the vast new Louisiana Purchase. Through the heart of the 19th century, there was no end of pioneers and explorers who became national heroes, from Jedediah Smith and Jim Bridger to Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett to Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok to Wyatt Earp. (MSNBC -- Movies)
What it's about: A reappraisal of theperiod from the American Revolution to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, focusing on grand achievements and momentous failures. Why it's big: Ellis writes histories that capture the human drama of important events. (USA Today)
Louisiana's quarter, for example, depicts a brown pelican (nature), the Louisiana Purchase (history), and a trumpet with musical notes (culture). Of the 30 quarters that focus on natural heritage, eight feature birds and 11 others depict animals that include bison, wild mustangs, domestic horses and cows, salmon and a brown bear. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
In the same letter, Wallace charged that UNDP's intransigence was "devastating to the U.N. reform effort" and said it would be "akin to the U.S. giving the Louisiana Purchase back to the French and stating, 'Oh, we really don t need it.'". Wallace s blunt letter is a bid to cut through a bizarre impasse that has developed at the U.N. regarding unauthorized payments of perhaps tens of millions of dollars in hard currency by UNDP to the regime of Kim Jong-Il and the revelation that roughly... (Fox News)
He said the group the two men led across the Louisiana Purchase in the early 19th century was diverse. (Times photo/John Richmeier) Officers take turns posting their countries flags Monday during an opening day ceremony for a new class at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
The two men led an expedition across the expanse of the Louisiana Purchase in the early 19th century. Their expedition took them past what is now the site of Fort Leavenworth. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
The program began as an educational outreach program during the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, celebrating the journey of the Corps of Discovery from 1803-1806 as it explored the lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Easton said the National Guard traveled with the people portraying the Corps of Discovery during the anniversary of its years in Montana, 2005-2006, providing help, support and security for the re-enactment team. (Havre Daily News, MT)
The never-before-seen items were fashioned from highly valuable content held by the "shipwreck that changed the world," a shipwreck that set off a chain of events that led to the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States over 200 years ago ... The loss of this ship led Spain to forfeit control of its New World territories to Napoleon, who later sold them to President Thomas Jefferson in the Louisiana Purchase. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Louisiana Purchase brought French-speaking individuals and culture. The Mexican American War brought Spanish-speaking individuals and culture. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
But what they produced were Pennsylvania's southern border with Virginia and its northern one with New York giving it access to Lake Erie; the national borders along the Mississippi River -- just three years before the Louisiana Purchase made them moot -- and the 45th parallel between Canada and the United States; as well as the borders of the District of Columbia. Where "the boundary-makers' lines ran," Linklater writes, "they introduced government, law, and taxes to areas where little or none... (Boston Globe)
When Thomas Jefferson talked that little French guy into selling 530 million acres of land for a colonial song, he predicted it would take 100 generations to populate the Louisiana Purchase. Actually, it took less than five. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Property fever is in our blood: this country made its fortune in sweet real estate deals--a Louisiana Purchase here, a few trinkets for Manhattan there--and these HGTV shows tap into something primal. They're not alone: Bravo, A and other channels have real-estate-oriented series, while HBO debuts the real estate satire 12 Miles of Bad Road next year. (Time.com)
but that is like saying the Louisiana Purchase belongs to the French, even the French don t believe that. what is a concern is that these immigrants don t want to be part of the melting pot and assimilate into America as future Americans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday with Seaman greeting visitors from 1 to 3 p.m. Children who visit Seaman will receive a free Lewis and Clark Expedition or Louisiana Purchase brass ornament or Lewis and Clark magnet. Admission will be free. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
(Besides engineering the Louisiana Purchase that made westward expansion possible, Jefferson was the chief sponsor of the "Voyage of Discovery" that made Lewis and Clark famous. . (Yahoo News -- U.S. Currency & Coins)
b. Describe Jeffersons diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France and the territorys exploration by Lewis and Clark. c. Explain major reasons for the War of 1812 and the wars significance on the development of a national identity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Through war and big-stick diplomacy, Polk grabbed more real estate from Spain and Great Britain than Thomas Jefferson acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Say what you will about California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Oregon, but, absent Mr. Polk, San Franciscans would be paying taxes to Mexico City and the Portland Trail Blazers would be a famous cricket team. (Boston Globe)
(The Louisiana Purchase, in 1803, had doubled the size of the nation. The Hudson River School artists shared common ideas about the nation s westward expansion. (Scranton Times, PA)
"Whether we remain in one confederacy," Jefferson wrote in 1804, after completing the Louisiana Purchase, "or form into Atlantic and Mississippi confederations, I believe not very important to the happiness of either part." Jefferson was ready to concede to geography, in Adams's words, "the experiment of embracing half a continent in one republican system."[18. Even along the seaboard, after nearly 200 years of expanding settlement, Adams wrote, distance barred larger integrations: "Each group... (USA Today -- Money)
NORTH BEND It wasn't exactly the size of the Louisiana Purchase, but it was a big deal, nonetheless ... (In contrast, in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the French sold about 530 million acres of land, stretching from the Mississippi River to Wyoming, to the United States for around 23 million. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Marie Antoinette said let them eat cake (actually, French friends have told me, if she indeed did say anything like that, she used the word "brioche," which is not exactly the same thing as cake, but whatever), then the French Revolution happened, then Napoleon happened, then Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from him so that kids in Iowa wouldn't have to grow up learning French ... I, fortunately or unfortunately (depending on whether you're French or not and have been subjected to my... (Daily Iowan, IA)
The Louisiana Purchase had practically doubled the size of the nation, and had intensified transportation challenges that were already a real difficulty. The bill found favor in Congress, and was passed. (Suite101.com)
This area did not become part of the U.S. until 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. The state of Arkansas maintains the fort as the Arkansas Post Memorial and Arkansas Post Museum State Park. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
President Thomas Jefferson was laughed at by the press and public when he arranged for the Louisiana Purchase. Secretary of State William Seward was ridiculed when he bought Alaska from Russia. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
He believed in the possibility of westward expansion, doubling the size of our Nation with the Louisiana Purchase and encouraging the Lewis and Clark Expedition to help open the unknown West for future development. Thomas Jefferson served his fellow citizens in many other important roles, including Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, and Ambassador to France. (White House News Releases)
talks about the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny on April 9, 2007 at the University of Montana Law School ... - The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was not the 15 million land deal of the century, despite "99 percent" of teachers and historians saying and writing so, law professor Robert Miller said Monday during a University of Montana lecture ... Indians still own millions of acres of land within the original Louisiana Purchase, an area stretching from the... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Louisiana Purchase. The state of prior to the and before becoming a territory due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, was part of the far-reaching land that President acquired from Napoleon in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. (Suite101.com)
A new ive Parish West co-op has been working together with a goal of increasing tourism and awareness of the area by emphasizing the o Man's Land theme, a term which came about due to a conflict between the United States, Spain and France in the early 1800's at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. They want to initiate a cenic Byways Corridor Plan for the area that they hope will include driving tours and information kiosks, among other things, that will increase traffic through the area and... (DeRidder Beauregard Daily News, LA)
In 1804, the Louisiana Purchase was divided into the Territory of Orleans and the District of Louisiana. In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria. (MSNBC -- Race)
The Iowa flag has a red, white and blue background, like the French flag; this symbolizes the fact that Iowa became a part of the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (this area had been part of France, but was sold to the USA in 1803). On the white central portion of the flag, a bald eagle holds a flowing ribbon that reads, "OUR LIBERTIES WE PRIZE, AND OUR RIGHTS WE WILL MAINTAIN.". (Knoxville Journal Express, IA)
A unique trend during the years of Wyatt Earp's life were the number of World Fairs that took place in the United States: The1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia; 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo; 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis; Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Reviewing the exhibits at each of these fairs gives a strong inventory of the people, places, inventions and events so exceptional as to be put... (Suite101.com)
Jefferson as president had bigger ideas for the United States, and indeed doubled its size with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Yet Montesquieu's influence on Jefferson is beyond dispute. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Financial guru and best-selling author Suze Orman says she wishes she could marry her partner, Kathy Travis, partly because it would save them both a lot of money. "Both of us have millions of dollars in our name," she told The New York Times Magazine in its Feb. 25 edition. (Herald-Tribune)
Tulane Announces Baseball 'Louisiana Purchase Pack ... - Green Wave baseball fans eager to see midweek matchups with in-state rivals are in luck as the Tulane University Athletic Ticket Office announced the "Louisiana Purchase Pack" will go on sale beginning Monday, Feb. 26 ... The Louisiana Purchase Pack is a three-game ticket package to see Tulane take on McNeese State (March 6), cross-town foe UNO (March 13) and arch-rival LSU (April 3) at Zephyr Field. (Tulanegreenwave.com)
The border area that became Sabine Parish was a lawless, no-man's land for a period after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Even into the 1970s, Zwolle was known as a rough place. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
You've already heard his students perform this year as part of the Perlman Music Program (and if you didn't, you really missed some remarkable performances). Friday, February 23, 2007, 8:09 am. (Herald-Tribune)
It is also a commemoration to the generations of Americans who have upheld that same commitment to the Constitution, the rule of law and, as John F. Kennedy stated, "... to assure the survival and success of liberty.'' A generation selected George Washington to lead a confederation of colonies to establish a national identity, which was thought to be the province of the European and Eurasian continents. They also selected a Renaissance figure by the name of Thomas Jefferson in order to reaffirm... (San Francisco Chronicle)
He said Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase (of which what is now South Dakota was part), and typified the spirit of American s continental growth. In August 1925, state forester Theodore Shoemaker guided Borglum and others, all on horseback, into the remote area around Harney Peak, eventually to a 6,000-feet high mountain capped with a granite head about 1,000 feet long and 400 feet high Mount Rushmore. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
On Feb. 25, Ellen DeGeneres will make good on a six-year dream. She has had her eye on hosting the Oscars since her turn as the Emmy Awards frontwoman in 2001. (Herald-Tribune)
" Oh, and the birthplace of jazz. And a great place to eat. The latter two elements might work in two hours, but when "New Orleans" gets into the fascinating and complex nature of race relations -- the key element in the documentary -- viewers are left wanting more knowledge as the producers frenetically weave in key moments in history, briefly illuminating prominent players in a mad dash to get every issue and theory wedged in. There's Mardi Gras and Louis Armstrong and gumbo and Tennessee... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
It was Napoleon who agreed to the Louisiana Purchase _ which included what is now Oklahoma _ with President Thomas Jefferson in 1803. Oklahoma City Museum of Art: http://www. (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
AP PHOTO / CHRIS O'MEARA. Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. (Herald-Tribune)
AP PHOTO / JAE C. HONG. Miss Oklahoma, Lauren Nelson, is crowned Miss America 2007 by Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. (Herald-Tribune)
Pawnee territory was purchased by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase. The Pawnee never warred against the Army, but served as scouts and allies in battles against other tribes. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Return of his 'cute' image irked DiCaprio after 'Titanic. Return of his 'cute' image irked DiCaprio after 'Titanic. (Herald-Tribune)
So we began in a rather special place, it didn't last long thanks to Jefferson, he bought up that which is now 20 States and made the famous Louisiana purchase. Millions of people were added to the US because of the vast amount of land that he bought, rather illegally. (Zmag.org)
For those of us with a murky recollection of our own history classes, here's a recap: President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Army officers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the western half of the continent following the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, in which the United States bought 530 million acres of land from France. The territory ended at the Rocky Mountains, but the officers sojourned all the way to the Pacific Ocean. (The Ledger)
David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, arrive for the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, in this May 31, 2003 file photo. LOS ANGELES -- David Beckham has conquered the rest of the world as the most recognized soccer player around. (Herald-Tribune)
Mother Jones quotes conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly asking, "Why the rush to sell our transportation systems to foreigners?" But even the lefty consumer rights pioneer Ralph Nader has compared the situation to the Louisiana Purchase, where a huge revenue source is given away for "a miniscule up-front payment.". In spite of such attacks, privatization efforts are moving ahead at full speed. (Utne.com)
The government has owned this mountain land since the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and established forest reserves here in the 1890s and early 1900s. In 1905, those reserves came under Forest Service control with the agency's creation, de Golia said. (FOX59, IN)
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