Somewhat related, in the US at least, homesteading wasn't ended until 1976 (1986 in Alaska). A rather large percentage of the land was given away by the govern

Somewhat related, in the US at least, homesteading wasn't ended until 1976 (1986 in Alaska). A rather large percentage of the land was given away by the government after the act was passed in 1862. Of course, the concept of land ownership goes back thousands of years. [[the singer, Jewel, discusses growing up on an Alaskan homestead on a fascinating recent interview with Joe Rogan]]