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late Spring – Army Enlistment Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 67) allows reduction in length of enlistment to the British Army as part of the Cardwell Reforms. [5] 2 June – competitive examination for entry to the British civil service introduced. [6] 8 June – the final splice to the first telegraph submarine cable to India is made off ...
The 1870s (pronounced "eighteen-seventies") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. The trends of the previous decade continued into this one, as new empires , imperialism and militarism rose in Europe and Asia .
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This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1870. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ).
As his first major legislative step towards military reform, Cardwell introduced the Army Enlistment Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 67), [7] [8] also known as the Army Enlistment (Short Service) Act 1870 or the Reserve Forces Act 1870, which reached the floor of the House of Commons in late spring, 1870.
1 September – a group of Icaiche Maya under Marcos Canul attack Orange Walk Town in British Honduras as part of the Caste War of Yucatán. British troops are sent against them. 7 October – an underground explosion at Morley Main Colliery, Morley, West Yorkshire, kills 34. [5] 9 October – University College Wales opens at Aberystwyth.
1870s Fashion Plates of men, women, and children's fashion from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries; History of 1870s bustles Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine; Victorian Women's fashion: 1870s; Victorian Women's Fashion, 1850–1900: Hairstyles; 1870s Men's Fashions – c. 1870 Men's Fashion Photos with Annotations
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1800 AD until 1899 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles.