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August 9 – The Wallingford Tornado of 1878, the deadliest tornado in Connecticut history, destroys the town of Wallingford, killing 34 people and injuring 70 or more. September 30 – The ship Priscilla arrives in Hawaii from Funchal, Madeira, marking the beginning of the Portuguese immigration to the Hawaiian Islands (1878–1913).
The 1878 State of the Union address was delivered by the 19th President of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, to the 45th United States Congress on December 2, 1878, in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Presiding over the joint session was Speaker of the House, Samuel J. Randall, and Vice President William A. Wheeler.
1878 in the United States by state or territory (48 C) 1878 disestablishments in the United States (11 C, 1 P) 1878 establishments in the United States (48 C, 4 P)
Fort Worth was in the path of totality for the July 29, 1878, total eclipse. The Star-Telegram described what happened when total darkness hit the city. 1878 was the last total eclipse in Texas.
1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1878th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 878th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1870s decade. As of the start ...
October 15 – Lone Horn, Native American Chief (born 1790) November 21 – Orris S. Ferry, U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1867 to 1875 (born 1823) November 22 – Henry Wilson, 18th vice president of the U.S. from 1873 to 1875 (born 1812) November 24 – William Backhouse Astor, Sr., businessman (born 1792)
Steel frame construction of "sky-scrapers" happened for the first time. February 16, 1880: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers was founded in New York City. Construction began on the Panama Canal by the French. This was the first attempt to build the Canal; it would end in failure. Lewis Ticehurst invented the drinking straw.
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