March 1867

Friday 01:

Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.

Saturday 16:

First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet.

Friday 29:

Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.

Saturday 30:

Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this Seward's Folly.