January 8
January 8
Congress expands suffrage in nation’s capital
Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson’s veto of a bill granting all adult male citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote, and the bill becomes law. It was…
A Year In History: 1867
This Year in History:
1867
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
January 8
January 8
African American men gain the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
On January 8, 1867, African American men gain the right to vote in the District of Columbia despite the veto of its most powerful resident, President Andrew Johnson. The Republican‑controlled…
January 21
January 21
General Weygand is born
On this day, French Gen. Maxime Weygand is born in Belgium. He was one of the commanders who accepted the German surrender at the close of World War I only…
February 14
February 14
Toyota patriarch born
Sakichi Toyoda, whose textile machinery company spawned the Toyota Motor Corporation, is born in Japan on February 14, 1867. In 2008, Toyota surpassed the American auto giant General Motors (GM)…
March 30
March 30
U.S. purchase of Alaska ridiculed as “Seward’s Folly”
U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre,…
April 30
April 30
Arizona Ranger Burton Mossman is born
Burton C. Mossman, a rancher turned lawman, is born in Aurora, Illinois. Little is known about Mossman’s childhood in Illinois, though he apparently learned to be self‑reliant and resourceful at…
June 19
June 19
Emperor of Mexico executed
Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, installed as emperor of Mexico by French Emperor Napoleon III in 1864, is executed on the orders of Benito Juarez, the president of the Mexican Republic.…
July 1
July 1
Canada established as a self‑governing state
The autonomous Dominion of Canada, a confederation of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the future provinces of Ontario and Quebec, is officially recognized by Great Britain with the passage of…
September 25
September 25
Cattle pioneer Oliver Loving dies of gangrene
On September 25, 1867, the pioneering cattleman Oliver Loving dies from gangrene poisoning in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. A few weeks before, Loving had been trapped by 500 Comanche braves…
October 18
October 18
This Day in History Video: What Happened on October 18
In this “This Day in History” video clip learn about different events that have occurred on October 18th. The major event that occurred on this day was that Seward bought…
October 18
October 18
U.S. takes possession of Alaska
On October 18, 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre. Indigenous peoples had…
October 18
October 18
The United States formally takes possession of Alaska from Russia
On this day in 1867, the American flag flew for the first time in Alaska, marking the formal transfer of this massive northern territory from Russia to the United States.…
October 21
October 21
Plains Indians sign key provisions of the Medicine Lodge Treaty in Kansas
On this day in 1867, more than 7,000 Southern Plains Indians gather near Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas, as their leaders sign one of the most important treaties in the history…
November 12
November 12
U.S. reconsiders war with Plains Indians
After more than a decade of ineffective military campaigns and infamous atrocities, a conference begins at Fort Laramie to discuss alternative solutions to the “Indian problem” and to initiate peace…
November 15
November 15
First stock ticker debuts
On November 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker ultimately revolutionized the stock market by making up‑to‑the‑minute prices available to…
December 4
December 4
Oliver Kelley organizes the Grange
Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Grange, which became a powerful political force among western farmers. Though he grew up in Boston, Kelley decided in his early twenties…
December 23
December 23
Madam C.J. Walker is born
Future entrepreneur, philanthropist and self‑made millionaire Madam C.J. Walker is born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. Walker’s parents, sharecroppers who had been enslaved, died when she was seven. Walker…
