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August 17 – First documented climb to summit of Mount Rainier by Medal of Honor winner General Hazard Stevens with P. B. Van Trump. September 6 – Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming, becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a general election vote legally since 1807.
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.
The Jesse James Gang conduct the first successful train robbery in the American West on July 21, 1873. On August 2, 1873, Andrew Hallidie tests the first cable car system in San Francisco, CA. The first Kentucky Derby is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY, on May 17, 1875.
Historical events from year 1870. Learn about 124 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1870 or search by date or keyword.
- 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 · American History Timeline (1860 to 1870) An artist's depiction of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Library of Congress. By. Robert McNamara. Updated on July 20, 2019. 1860. February 27, 1860: Abraham Lincoln, a lawyer from Springfield, Illinois, gave a speech at Cooper Union in New York City.
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