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Transfer Day
1917
Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The United States bought the Danish West Indies for twenty-five million dollars in gold, worried that Germany would take the harbours first. The Danish flag came down on 31 March 1917. The islanders were not consulted and did not receive citizenship for a further ten years.
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Location: historic site
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