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The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

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Louisiana Purchase

1803 acquisition of region of Middle America land by the U.S. from France

The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. In return for fifteen million dollars, or…
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New Orleans

Consolidated city-parish in Louisiana, United States

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the most populous city in Louisiana, the second-most populous in the Deep South after Atlanta, and the…
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December 20

Day of the year

December 20 is the 354th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 11 days remain until the end of the year.
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