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With the transfer to US jurisdiction, the calendar in effect in the territory was changed from Julian to Gregorian, and instead of being several hours ahead of western Russia, it switched to several hours behind Washington, D.C., which itself was several hours behind western Russia. Somehow, within the article, it could be mentioned that the yet-uninvented International Date Line essentially moved from the Alaska-British North America border to being in the Bering Strait. GBC ( talk) 07:43, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
The quote from "The official account of the affair as presented by General Lovell Rousseau to Secretary of State William H. Seward" should be properly cited so readers can verify it and read the rest of it. Jc3s5h ( talk) 19:11, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
Should this article be merged into the main Alaska article? The purchase of the Alaska Territory from Russia is an important event. However, this important day, which is celebrated on October 18 as a legal state holiday, should be covered in the history section of the aforementioned article. After perusing it, the main Alaska article seems to contain little information about the actual purchase and transfer. Erzahler ( talk) 10:42, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
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With the transfer to US jurisdiction, the calendar in effect in the territory was changed from Julian to Gregorian, and instead of being several hours ahead of western Russia, it switched to several hours behind Washington, D.C., which itself was several hours behind western Russia. Somehow, within the article, it could be mentioned that the yet-uninvented International Date Line essentially moved from the Alaska-British North America border to being in the Bering Strait. GBC ( talk) 07:43, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
The quote from "The official account of the affair as presented by General Lovell Rousseau to Secretary of State William H. Seward" should be properly cited so readers can verify it and read the rest of it. Jc3s5h ( talk) 19:11, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
Should this article be merged into the main Alaska article? The purchase of the Alaska Territory from Russia is an important event. However, this important day, which is celebrated on October 18 as a legal state holiday, should be covered in the history section of the aforementioned article. After perusing it, the main Alaska article seems to contain little information about the actual purchase and transfer. Erzahler ( talk) 10:42, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
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