Feb 25 Hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as first black member of Congress (Senator)

Feb 10 YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) is founded (New York NY)

Feb 01 Founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force.

Feb 09 Grant signs the bill establishing Federal Meteorological Service

Feb 23 Mississippi is readmitted to the Union, after the Civil War.

Feb 02 The Cardiff Giant (supposed petrified human) proved to be gypsum

Feb 03 15th Amendment (Black suffrage) passed

Feb 05 The first motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia

Feb 12 Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for US silver coins to circulate in Canada

Feb 12 Women residents of the Utah Territory are granted the right to vote.

Feb 02 Mark Twain, 34, marries Olivia Langdon in Elmira NY

Apr 09 American Anti-Slavery Society dissolves

Apr 30 The birth of Franz Lehar, Hungarian composer

Apr 04 Golden Gate Park established by City Order #800

Apr 08 Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98

Apr 19 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #110 Lydia

Apr 01 Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98

Apr 22 The birth of Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (aka Lenin), Russian leader

Nov 08 Democratic governor elected in Tennessee

Nov 01 US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations)

Nov 27 NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game"

Sep 04 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king

Sep 01 Napoleon III captured at Sedan

Jun 26 First section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens

Jun 09 Author Charles Dickens dies in England.

Jun 30 Ada Kepley becomes first female law college graduate

Jun 22 Congress creates Department of Justice

Jun 17 USS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward

Dec 06 Joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC)

Dec 16 The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time.

Dec 31 J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done)

Dec 22 Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse

Dec 12 Joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps

Aug 17 The first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington

Aug 17 Mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)

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