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Timeline. 1870. January 10, 1870 - Standard Oil Company is incorporated byJohn D. Rockefeller. More. February 25, 1870 - The first African-American to be sworn into office in the United States Congress, Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi takes his place in the United States Senate. More.
May 2 – William J. Seymour, one of the two Primary Founders of American Pentecostalism was born. June 22 – The U.S. Congress creates the United States Department of Justice. June 26 – Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
- 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.
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The National Weather Service issues its first weather forecast on November 1, 1870. 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.
Oct 2, 2019 · President Ulysses S. Grant creates the Civil Service Commission. The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871 is passed. Tribes will no longer be seen as independent but as wards of the State. The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 is passed. This act allows the president to send in troops to enforce the 14th amendment. The Treaty of Washington between the ...
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.
