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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.
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.
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January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridgebegins in New York City.January 6 – The Musikverein, Vienna, is inaugurated in Austria-Hungary.January 10 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.April 11 – A 7.3 earthquake shakes the Chinese county of Batangcausing a fire that leaves about 5,000 dead.April 13 – The Metropolitan Museum of Artwas established.April 27 – Antonio Guzmán Blanco begins his first term as President of Venezuela.April 29 – The Chicago Base Ball Club, later to be known as the Chicago White Stockings and ultimately the Chicago Cubs, play their first game against the St. Louis Unions of the National Associati...July 14 – The Ems Dispatch is published, serving as casus belli for a war between Prussiaand France.July 18 – Pastor aeternus: Pope Pius IX declares papal infallibility, in matters of faith and morals.July 19 – Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.October 2 – A plebisciteheld in Rome supports, by 133,681 votes to 1,507, the annexation of the city by Italy.October 6 – Rome becomes the capital of unified Italy.October 8 – Léon Gambetta escapes besieged Paris in a hot-air balloon.David Kenyon invents the fireman's polein Chicago.Just one of the 916 members of the Indian Civil Serviceis Indian.The 1870s was the decade that began on January 1, 1870 and ended on December 31, 1879. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''188st decade''' which began on January 1, 1871 and ended on December 31, 1880.
1870年代（せんはっぴゃくななじゅうねんだい）は、西暦（グレゴリオ暦）1870年から1879年までの10年間を指す十年紀。
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6 August – Battle of Spicheren. 15 August – 28 September – Siege of Strasbourg. 19 August – 27 October – Siege of Metz. 10 December – The Reichstag of the North German Confederation renames the Confederation the "North German Confederation of the German Empire".
