Dr. M on Nostr: If the Americans bought Greenland from Denmark, it wouldn't be their first such deal. ...
If the Americans bought Greenland from Denmark, it wouldn't be their first such deal. Americans have bought a lot of things, and their most famous purchase is the purchase of Alaska from Russia, which everyone knows about. They bought from the Russians, the French, the Spanish, just about anything that comes to mind without Googling.
However, they also bought very specifically from the Danes, and few people know about this.
In 1917, in the middle of World War II, the USA bought the then neutral Denmark - the US Virgin Islands. The price was 25 million dollars. Online calculators say that this is the equivalent of $661 million in today's value. Realistically, a bargain; Trump's son is buying this with the pocket money his dad gives him.
Before the purchase, the property was called the Danish West Indian Islands (De dansk-vestindiske øer).
There you go. The Danes had colonies in the Caribbean, and at some point they sold them because they couldn't afford them anymore. The Swedes had some too.
The US Virgin Islands are today an overseas territory of the US, like Puerto Rico, Guam or American Samoa. There are 87,000 of them.
However, they also bought very specifically from the Danes, and few people know about this.
In 1917, in the middle of World War II, the USA bought the then neutral Denmark - the US Virgin Islands. The price was 25 million dollars. Online calculators say that this is the equivalent of $661 million in today's value. Realistically, a bargain; Trump's son is buying this with the pocket money his dad gives him.
Before the purchase, the property was called the Danish West Indian Islands (De dansk-vestindiske øer).
There you go. The Danes had colonies in the Caribbean, and at some point they sold them because they couldn't afford them anymore. The Swedes had some too.
The US Virgin Islands are today an overseas territory of the US, like Puerto Rico, Guam or American Samoa. There are 87,000 of them.