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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 ...
Pages in category "1872 in Pennsylvania" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The four boroughs were annexed into the City of Pittsburgh in 1872. [1] These areas, collectively, provided for the foundation of the South Side as it is known today. General James O'Hara and Major Isaac Craig , the pioneers of the glass industry in Pittsburgh, opened the first glass factory in the county in South Side, near the present-day ...
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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
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 )
Here's the confusing part: According to the NIST, century leap years are only leap years if they can be evenly divided by 400. So, for example, 1700, 1800 and 1900 weren't leap years. And 2100?
(For this reason, the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the years 1600 and 2000 were.) ... 55 inches of snow and more coming − but this tiny Pa. town trudges along. Advertisement.