Seward's Day

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Etymology

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Named for Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase from Russia.

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Seward's Day

  1. A legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska, observed on the last Monday in March, commemorating the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867.