1st » Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln, Nebraska or Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
2nd » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
11th » The first performance of 'Don Carlos' by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Paris.
29th » Victoria of the United Kingdom known as Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
30th » Alaska is Alaska Purchase e.g purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1867
4th » Jacob L. Beilhart, American founder of the communitarian group known as the Spirit Fruit Society (d. 1908)
5th » Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (d. 1952)
10th » Hector Guimard, French-American architect, designed the La Bluette (d. 1942)
15th » Lionel Johnson, English poet and critic (d. 1902)
21st » Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)
25th » Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor, designed Mount Rushmore (d. 1941)
25th » Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (d. 1957)
27th » Karl Zsigmondy, Austrian-Hungarian mathematician (d. 1925)
29th » Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (d. 1955)
Famous Deaths for March 1867
6th » Charles Farrar Browne, American author (b. 1834)