Canada Day – Formation of Canada
On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act came into effect, uniting the three separate colonies of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into a single Dominion within the British Empire called Canada. This day, now celebrated as Canada Day, marked the birth of Canada as a nation, with its own […]
Alfred Nobel Patents Dynamite
Alfred Nobel, the inventor and founder of the Nobel Prizes, patented dynamite on November 25th, 1867. While initially intended for construction purposes, dynamite’s later use in warfare led Nobel to establish the peace-focused prizes.
The Alaska Purchase
Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867, through a treaty ratified by the United States Senate.