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Oct 17, 2018 · January-May, 1931 Center Market demolished On January 1, 1931, Center Market, which had been erected in 1871 and held approximately 700 vendors, closed for business. By May the building was completely demolished to make way for the new National Archives Building. Loading September 5, 1931 Ground is broken for National Archives Building

U.S History 1870-1940 PDF Image Zoom Out Presidents Ulysses S. Grant 1869 - 1877 % complete Rutherford B. Hayes ... Wars and World Events Reconstruction in "Old South" 1865 - 1877 ... 1900 % complete Assembly Line and Lionel …

1870 February 3 Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, giving blacks the right to vote. 1871 October 8–9 Chicago fire kills 300 and leaves 90,000 people homeless. 1872 September Crédit Mobilier scandal breaks, involving several members of Congress. 1873 March 4 Grant's second inauguration. 1876 June 25

1870—Education Act, compulsory primary education until the age of 11. A 1p ($1) fee per day for the schooling. Married Women’s Property Act gives women the right to earn and keep money for their own use. 1875—First intelligible telephone communication made by Bell (June 5). Disraeli buys Britain controlling interest in Suez Canal.

1860 - Pony Express begins. 1860 - Crittenden Compromise. 1860 - South Carolina secedes. 1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President. 1861 - Confederate States of America (the Confederacy) established under President Jefferson Davis. 1861 - American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter. 1861 - Morrill tariff. 1861 - Kansas admitted to the Union as a ...

Europe, 1871–1914. The decades between 1850 and 1870 served as a crucial turning point in European politics and diplomacy, somewhat surprisingly given the apparent victory of conservative forces over the revolutions of 1848. Reactionary impulses did surface during these years. A Conservative Party eager to hold the line against further change ...

Feb 26, 2015 · 1864. George Perkins Marsh's Man and Nature is published.; The New York Times publishes an editorial calling for state acquisition of land in the Adirondacks so it will be preserved for future generations.; 1865. Congress passes the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery. 1866. German biologist Ernst Haeckel firsts coins the word "ecology."

1801-1900: 1870: The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified on March 30. Reconstruction Amendments: United States: District of Columbia: 1801-1900: 1870: In June Richard T. Greener becomes the first African American undergraduate to graduate from Harvard University. Black Education: United States: Massachusetts: 1801-1900: 1870

The AFL-CIO labor history timeline highlights the key events and the people who helped bring about radical changes in the workplace and society. ... 1870 Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution adopted; states the right to vote may not be abrogated by color ... 1900 The AFL and National Civic Federation promote trade agreements with employers ...