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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).
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)
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 ...
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.
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)
The 1878 United States elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes's term, during the Third Party System. It was the first election following the end of the Reconstruction Era , and Redeemers had gained back control of most Southern governments following the Compromise of 1877 .
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This strike marked perhaps the only time in American history that a state militia was called out to protect miners from sheriff's deputies. 21 April – June 1894 (United States) Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike of 1894-- A two-month nationwide strike by miners of hard coal in the United States.