President Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician to be interested in Greenland — not by a long shot.

Manifest Destiny met luxury cosmetics when makeup billionaire and Republican donor Ronald Lauder mentioned buying Greenland ...

Greenland is not an island; it is a mirror — a reflection of the most pressing issues of our time: power, resources, ...

William H. Seward, President Abraham Lincoln’s secretary ... Seward also attempted to buy Greenland from Denmark but failed. Obviously, Seward has had the last laugh. Ultimately, what matters ...

This is the article we published then, with minor updates. On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession.

January 8, 2025 at 5:06 p.m. ·9 min read On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen, ...

Talk of a takeover of Greenland may seem fanciful ... On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession.

In 1946, the last time the United States tried to buy Greenland, Washington offered $100 million ... The first time was in 1867 when the then powerful secretary of state William H. Seward, fresh off ...