1822 Florida became a U.S. territory.
1867 Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million, a deal roundly ridiculed as "Seward's Folly."
1870 The 15th amendment to the Constitution, giving black men the right to vote, was declared in effect.
1964 The TV game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on NBC.
1999 A jury in Portland, Ore., ordered Philip Morris to pay $81 million to the family of a man who died of lung cancer after smoking Marlboros for four decades.
2008 President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington National's new stadium, Nationals Park.
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