Louisiana Purchase

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April 30, 1803: The Land Napoleon Sold for a Pittance — How the Louisiana Purchase Made America a Continental Power

On April 30, 1803, the United States purchased a vast expanse of land from France at the cheapest price in history. This single transaction changed the fate of America forever.

Apr 30, 2026

April 13, 1743 — Thomas Jefferson, the Man Who Wrote Freedom

On April 13, 1743, a boy was born on a remote Virginia farm. At 33, he wrote the words 'all men are created equal.' He also owned roughly 600 enslaved people in his lifetime. The story of Thomas Jefferson — America's most luminous and most contradictory founder.

Apr 13, 2026