Over a century ago, another administration brandished the same tactics to successfully take over another piece of Denmark’s old colonial lands: the U.S. Virgin Islands, then the Danish West Indies.

This agreement was annexed to the sale of the Danish West Indies (now the US Virgin Islands) to the US. This represented a shift in America’s interpretation of its own Monroe Doctrine.

It obtained the US Virgin Islands from the Kingdom of Denmark in 1917 for $25 million in gold coin, but only after decades of attempts to acquire them.

Cable cars over St Thomas, USVI The United States Virgin Islands were previously known as the Danish West Indies until they were sold to the US by Denmark in 1917 for twenty-five million dollars. What ...

It would also not be the first time Denmark has sold territory to the United States. In 1917, Denmark sold the Caribbean islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix — formerly known as the ...

This photo of Crucian model Janeisha John, dressed as a mermaid, graced the pages of the January issue of Playboy Denmark, a 12-page spread that was shot entirely on St. Croix. The architect of ...

After many attempts to negotiate their transfer from Denmark, a deal was finally struck in 1916 and, by March 31 1917, the US flag flew above the renamed US Virgin Islands.

On Sunday, March 5, 54 runners toed the line at Mandela Circle for the first Denmark–Virgin Islands Marathon that was offered as a contribution from a group of veteran Danish runners to the Centennial ...

There’s a lot more to these Caribbean islands than cruise ships and gorgeous beaches. Read on to learn more about the U.S. Virgin Islands’ rich history, customs, and a thing or two about ...

But the Virgin Group founder was by no means the first: 99 years ago, the United States bought a whole bunch of islands in the Caribbean archipelago from Denmark, but for very different reasons.

Fearful that the Germans might capture the islands during World War I, the United States bought St. John, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and about 50 smaller islands from Denmark for $25,000,000.