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January 17, 1917

On January 17, 1917, the United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwendolyn Brooks would arrive in the same year.

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1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1917th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 917th year of the 2nd millennium, the 17th year of the 20th…

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On January 17, 1917

  1. 1917 The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

    U.S. territory in the Caribbean

    The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a Caribbean insular territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The islands have a tropical climate.

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Gwendolyn Brooks 1917– American poet (died 2000)
Gwendolyn Brooks 1917– American poet (died 2000)
Gwendolyn Brooks 1917– American poet (died 2000)
Gwendolyn Brooks 1917– American poet (died 2000)

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