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4 dic 2020 · An equine influenza in 1872 laid bare how essential horses were to the economy. Henry Bergh (in top hat) stopping an overcrowded horsecar, from Harper’s Weekly, Sept. 21, 1872. Library of ...
Historical Events. Jan 1 Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep, South Holland opens - then longest bridge in Europe; Jan 3 1st patent list issued by US Patent Office; Jan 12 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, 1st imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years
23 November – 1872 Londonderry City by-election, the first Irish election to the Parliament of the UK held by secret ballot. The seat is won from the Liberal Party by the Irish Conservative Party 's Charles Lewis. Ulster Hospital for Women and Sick Children is opened in Chichester Street, Belfast.
Historical events in February 1872. Learn about 8 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in Feb 1872 or search by date or keyword.
Nov 9 The Great Boston Fire of 1872. Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed. Nov 18 Suffragette Susan B. Anthony is arrested by a U.S. Deputy Marshal and charged with illegally voting. Nov 19 E.D. Barbour of Boston is awarded the first U.S. patent for the first 'calculator', an adding machine capable of printing totals and subtotals.
Historical Events for the Year 1873. 1st January » Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar. 17th January » A group of Modoc people or Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War. 11th February » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
Mar 16 1st English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0; Morton Betts scores winner. Mar 21 34th Grand National: John Page wins his second GN aboard 20/1 shot Casse Tete. Mar 22 Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment. Mar 26 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California.
