Vic's News 2016 Feb 22

Geezer

On this day in 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty was made in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars ($78M today) and the settlement of the boundary between the US and New Spain (Mexico). The $5M was not to be paid to Spain but was to be used to pay American citizens' legal claims against Spain.…

Vic was up in time this morning. It was the Morning Thread that was late - actually, never appeared. So, Vic's news is on the Overnight.