1867

Key events from 1867

1867

  • The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, adding vast territory and natural resources dubbed “Seward’s Folly.”
  • The British North America Act creates the Dominion of Canada, uniting four provinces in Britain’s first federal colony.
  • Karl Marx publishes the first volume of “Das Kapital,” providing the theoretical foundation for communist and socialist movements worldwide.

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