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July 15, 1870 - The last former state of the Confederacy, Georgia, is readmitted into the Union, and the Confederated States of America is officially dissolved. November 1, 1870 - The National Weather Service, known as the Weather Bureau, makes its first official meteorological forecast.
February 23 – Military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union. February 25 – Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress. In New York City, the first pneumatic subway is opened.
Composer and Conductor Johannes Brahms. Jan 6 The inauguration of the Musikverein (Vienna) Jan 8 US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins. Jan 10 Georgia legislature reconvenes after Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that elected African Americans who had been expelled had the right to hold office and were reinstated. Standard Oil Formed.
The forecast warns of a windy day in Chicago, IL. "The Great Chicago Fire" begins October 8, 1871. President Ulysses S. Grant signs legislation designating Yellowstone the first national park on March 1, 1872. The Jesse James Gang conduct the first successful train robbery in the American West on July 21, 1873.
- January 1871: Italian troops led by Giuseppe Garibaldi briefly fought against Prussians in France during the Franco-Prussian War. March 26, 1871: The Paris Commune, a temporary government formed after an uprising during the Franco-Prussian War, was proclaimed in Paris.
- January 6, 1872: Notorious Wall Street character Jim Fisk was fatally shot in a Manhattan hotel lobby. As he died, his partner Jay Gould and Boss Tweed stood vigil at his bedside.
- March 4, 1873: Ulysses S. Grant took the oath of office for the second time as he began his second term as President of the United States. April 1, 1873: The steamship Atlantic struck rocks on the coast of Canada, and at least 500 passengers and crew perished in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 19th century.
- January 17, 1874: Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins who became famous as the Siamese Twins, died at the age of 62. March 11, 1874: Charles Sumner, Massachusetts senator who in 1856 had been beaten in the U.S. Capitol in an event leading up to the Civil War, died at the age of 63.
Jul 20, 2019 · Learn about the major events in the United States and the world from 1860 to 1870, including the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and more. See how politics, culture, and society changed in this turbulent decade.
From left to right, clockwise: Conflict erupts between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia leading to the Franco-Prussian War in 1870; a fire in Chicago kills approximately 300 people and leaves about another 100,000 people homeless in 1871; Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise is recognized as the source of inspiration for the Imp...
