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(Tuesday, December 20, 1803) — The Louisiana Purchase was completed today as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from the French First Republic to the United States at the Cabildo, with a flag-raising ceremony in the Plaza de Armas, now Jackson Square. Continue reading United States nearly doubles in size as Louisiana Purchase completed 220 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1803) →