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1872 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1872nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 872nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1872, the ...
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The 1872 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1872. Incumbent governor John W. Geary , a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate John F. Hartranft defeated Democratic candidate Charles R. Buckalew to become Governor of Pennsylvania .
September 22 – Garrett Davis, U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1861 to 1872 (born 1801) October 10 – William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 (born 1801) November 5 – Thomas Sully, portrait painter (born 1783 in Great Britain) November 6 – George Meade, Civil War general (born 1815)
The Times has been printing on every leap year since 1871. Take a look at how the newspaper covered this not-so-normal day. Leaping into the news of Leap Days past, we look back on historic headlines
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Check your calendars, California. We get an extra day this month. Whether you’ve realized it or not, 2024 is a leap year.Every four years (typically), a leap year occurs in February — making ...