The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and the cost of about four cents an acre was a breathtaking bargain. The Granger Collection, New York UNDERSTANDABLY ...

On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase ... that the United States had struck a deal to acquire Louisiana.

On this day in 1803, the United States more than doubled its land area with the Louisiana Purchase. Pfizer's CEO said the company could make 'tremendous investments' in the US if Trump's tariffs ...