One of Denmark’s last islands sold to the US was Epstein’s island

America bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917 (Picture: Getty)

As talks about the US buying Greenland increase, an interesting tidbit of history has resurfaced.

In 1917, the Treaty of the Danish West Indies saw the US Virgin Islands bought by America, including what would eventually become Jeffrey Epstein’s island.

It was more than a century ago that the US paid some $25,000,000 for the US Virgin Islands, which were previously owned by Denmark.

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