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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.
1870 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1870th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 870th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1870, the ...
History of the United States (1865–1918) ... Events from the year 1870 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Ulysses S. Grant (R-Illinois)
The geyser Old Faithful was named on this day in history, Sept. 18, 1870, after an explorer noticed the eruptions were quite "faithful." It remains a popular tourist attraction.
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U.S. territorial extent in 1870. 1870 – 15th Amendment; 1870 – First graduate programs (at Yale and Harvard) 1870 – Black Codes; 1870 - Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, and Georgia are readmitted to the union; 1871 – Great Chicago Fire; 1871 – Treaty of Washington with the British Empire regarding Canada
The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous of these, leaving nearly 100,000 people homeless, although the Peshtigo Fire kills as many as 2,500 people, making it the deadliest fire in United States history. October 24 – Chinese massacre of 1871 18 Chinese immigrants in Chinatown, Los Angeles, are killed by a mob of 500 men.
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