Nations mark historic transfer of power

Monday, March 15, 2004

ST. LOUIS -- One after another, representatives from France, Spain and the United States spoke Sunday under the Gateway Arch about the role their nation played in transferring power over the Upper Louisiana Territory to a young American nation.

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