1867 was an extraordinary year. On January 9th, Emperor Meiji ascended the throne in the Japanese Islands and the renowned Meiji Restoration was about to commence.
On February 17th, the Suez Canal was opened. Zhu Wencong took this route from Tsarist Russia to Xiangjiang, which greatly saved on shipping time.
On March 1st, Nebraska joined America as the current 37th state, with 13 states still not subjugated to America.
On March 15th, Austria-Hungary was established. This country needs to be highlighted and remembered as the one to trigger the upcoming World War I.
On March 30th, Tsarist Russia sold Alaska to America for 7.2 million US Dollars, and the land deed of Alaska purchased from Tsarist Russia officially took effect on October 18th of the same year.
On April 1st, Singapore became a direct colony of England, and on July 1st of the same year, England merged the Canada Province, New Brunswick Province, and Nova Scotia into a Federation.
