How did the Louisiana Purchase change the size of the US?
In 1803 the US bought the Louisiana Territory from France for about $15 million. The deal roughly doubled the size of the country.
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- When did women in Switzerland get the right to vote?
“Swiss women didn't win the right to vote in national elections until 1971, and one canton, Appenzell Innerrhoden, didn't allow women to vote locally until a court forced it in 1990.”
Reference: Swissinfo
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