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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
TIL the US bought the US Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917.
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July
@july
You can just buy things
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KMac🍌 ⏩
@kmacb.eth
heard we did that for the strategic sun reserve
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Mats
@mats
imho it's probably just for the better to have Greenland be the us denmark has neglected both the land and the people
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
I wonder if they paid a premium because they were virgin, like for olive oil
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Leo
@leosn.eth
Literally every European country with a port was at the colonisation game First attempt in 1867, US ultimately withdrew Second in 1902, for a lower sum; Denmark ultimately withdrew Then WW1 forced the issue, and also… the United States accepted a Danish demand for a declaration stating that they would "not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland" Amusing how this comes up
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@vrypan.eth
Many such cases before WWII. After it, we decided that changing borders leads to bad things. Especially when done by force.
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Icetoad 🍕 🎩 🐈
@icetoad.eth
Only cost $25 million in gold
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FeMMie
@femmie
Interesting piece of history right there
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@osama
alaska too. seller russia, late 1800s
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DV
@degenveteran.eth
With Canada constantly in the conversation about possibly becoming a U.S. state. It's surprising that places like the U.S. Virgin Islands haven’t made the leap yet. But I guess each territory has its own set of factors that keep it from happening,
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Apex777.eth
@apex777.eth
Bought for 25m in gold. Wild.
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@ashmoney.eth
Sets a good precedent for a Greenland purchase
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Twistzzeth
@twistzzeth
History’s ultimate island shopping spree!
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BigPump
@bigpump
Greenland need to take pay in gold or Bitcoin
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@casterbites
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ihawaii.eth
@ihawaii.eth
Greenland next? 👀
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@0xsujit
And in the same agreement, signed to respect Denmarks 800year old territorial right to Greenland...
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