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For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events; For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events; For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century
September 20 – Lewis V. Bogy, U.S. senator from Missouri from 1873 to 1877 (born 1813) October 29 – Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate Civil War General, first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (born 1821) November 1 – Oliver P. Morton, U.S. senator from Indiana from 1867 to 1877 (born 1823)
From left to right, clockwise: Conflict erupts between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia leading to the Franco-Prussian War in 1870; a fire in Chicago kills approximately 300 people and leaves about another 100,000 people homeless in 1871; Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise is recognized as the source of inspiration for the Impressionist movement; The U.S. Army is defeated by ...
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
Adams, James Truslow, ed. Dictionary of American History (5 Vols. 1940) Kutler, Stanley I. ed. Dictionary of American History (3rd Edition 10 Volumes, 2003) Martin, Michael. Dictionary of American History (Littlefield, Adams 1989) Morris. Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of American History (7th ed. 1996) Purvis, Thomas L.
The Yale News becomes the first daily college newspaper in the U.S. February 18 – The Lincoln County War begins in Lincoln County, New Mexico. February 19 – The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison. February 23 – Bland–Allison Act, leading to first minting of the Morgan dollar.
April 10 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. May 10 – Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States. May 22 – Reconstruction: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act of 1872 into law restoring full civil rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
The first American chapter of Kappa Sigma is founded at the University of Virginia. The Wyoming territorial legislature gives women the right to vote , one of the first such laws in the world. December 13: The Los Angeles Police Department is created, with city marshal William C. Warren hiring six officers.