 | On March 31, 1917, the US government formally purchased the Virgin Islands fromDenmark for the sum of $25 million. The US purchased them primarily for their strategic importance, and they are still considered a vital key to the defense of thePanama Canal Zone and the Caribbean. Transfer Day is usually observed in the islands with a parade and other public festivities. There was a major celebration in 1967, 50 years after the transfer took place, with events that underscored Danish-American friendship and a reenactment of the original transfer ceremony of 1917.
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