Here’s How the U.S. Accepted Danish Control of Greenland 100 Years Ago.

In 1917, the United States bought Caribbean islands from Denmark and agreed to respect Denmark’s hold over Greenland. The deal resurfaced with President Trump’s recent threats to seize Greenland.A statue commemorating Hans Egede, a Danish missionary who founded Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, in the 18th century, overlooking the city last year.