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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870sFrom 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, … See more
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 … See more• The prototype telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
• The phonograph is invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison.
• The 6.35mm headphone jack was invented in 1878 and is still widely used today. See moreLiterature and arts
• Jules Verne (France) publishes Around The World in Eighty Days.
• Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley organized the Société Anonyme … See more
Wars
• Dungan Revolt (1862–1877), Hui uprising against the Qing Empire which resulted in 20 million deaths and a Qing victory
• Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), resulted in the collapse of the Second French Empire and … See more• Atlas bear became extinct in 1870.
• Yellowstone National Park was established and signed into law in 1872. See morePolitics
• Eugène Borel, Director Universal Postal Union
• Rutherford B Hayes, Elected US President in disputed election of 1876
• Thomas W Ferry, Served as Senate Pro tempore and acting US Vice President during 1870s See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license- https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-from-1870-to-1880-1774040
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- January 1871: Italian troops led by Giuseppe Garibaldi briefly fought against Prussians in …
- January 6, 1872: Notorious Wall Street character Jim Fisk was fatally shot in a Manhattan …
- March 4, 1873: Ulysses S. Grant took the oath of office for the second time as he began his …
- January 17, 1874: Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins who became famous as the …
- April 21, 1875: Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish political leader, was elected to the British House …
- March 10, 1876: Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call, saying, …
- January 4, 1877: Cornelius Vanderbilt, known as "The Commodore," died in New York City. …
- February 19, 1878: Thomas A. Edison patented the phonograph, which would rank as one of …
- April 30, 1879: Sarah J. Hale, a magazine editor who urged President Lincoln to make …
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• January 1 – Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed.
• January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins.
• January 10 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license - https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1870
1870 1870 Jan uary Feb ruary Mar ch Apr il May Jun e Jul y Aug ust Sep tember Oct ober Nov ember Dec ember Highlights Events Birthdays Deaths Weddings & Divorces Brooklyn Bridge Opens Jan 3 Construction begins on New York's …
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The economy, 1870–90. The empire was founded toward the end of two decades of rapid economic expansion, during which the German states surpassed France in steel production …
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1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1870th year of the Common Era …
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1870 to 1879 Important News, Key Events, Significant Technology. 1870. The Franco-Prussian War , Bismarck's influence on the German states leads to a year long conflict …
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Feb 28, 2021 · May 24: Abolitionist John Brown and his followers perpetrated the Pottawatomie Massacre in Kansas. October: A series of incidents begin the Second Opium War between Britain and China. November 4: James …
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The German Empire was founded on January 18, 1871, in the aftermath of three successful wars by the North German state of Prussia. Within a seven-year period Denmark, the Habsburg monarchy, and France were …
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By 1870, fullness in the skirt had moved to the rear, where elaborately draped overskirts were held in place by tapes and supported by a bustle. This fashion required an underskirt, which was heavily trimmed with pleats, flounces, …
