Dashed left edge = started before November 1875 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond November 1875
Events in November 1875 2
1875Britain purchases Suez Canal sharesDisraeli buys Egypt's stake in the canal companyPrime Minister Benjamin Disraeli arranged a loan from the Rothschild bank to purchase the Khedive of Egypt's 44 percent shareholding in the Suez Canal Company. The deal gave Britain a controlling strategic interest in the canal route to India without prior parliamentary approval.
1875 – 1961Robert FrostAmerican poetFrost wrote poetry about rural life and human decision-making, becoming one of Americas most celebrated poets.