Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro. Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire was an…
Tag: 1867
30 March 1867
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km2), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
1 April 1867
Singapore becomes a British crown colony. The Straits Settlements, which comprised Singapore, Malacca and Penang, became a crown colony under direct British control on 1…
17 February 1867
The first ship passes through the Suez Canal. The first ship passed through the Suez Canal on February 17, 1867. Linking the Mediterranean Sea and…
23 November 1867
The so called, Manchester Martyrs are hanged in England for killing a police officer while helping two Irish nationalists escape from custody.
23 November 1867
The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish nationalists from prison.