The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before. Here’s how those past attempts went.
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
What happened the previous three times the US attempted to acquire Greenland
Here’s what happened the last three times the U.S. tried to acquire Greenland.
Why does Trump want Greenland and what do its people think?
Though the president-elect's rhetoric is unusual, for over a century a succession of US presidents have tried to gain control of Greenland.
The Conversation22d
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
This is the article we published then, with minor updates. On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession.
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The People We Once Were
Thomas Bailey Aldrich’s ‘Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog’ The possibility of the United States acquiring Greenland has been kicking around Washington for so long that William Seward had the ...
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Meet the Guy Who Reportedly Told Trump to Buy Greenland
Manifest Destiny met luxury cosmetics when makeup billionaire and Republican donor Ronald Lauder mentioned buying Greenland ...