Historical Events for the Year 1869. 13th January » National convention of black leaders meets in Washington, D.C. 27th January » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in …

On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their...

Events from the year 1869 in Sweden. 10 July – Gävle is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless. Malmö SS is founded. Women are allowed to work in the …

Sep 5, 2019 · On Monday Sept. 6, 1869, the absolute worst fear of every miner’s family occurred. The wooden coal breaker, which was situated directly above the one and only mine shaft, …

Nov 16, 2009 · On this day in 1869, Seneca Howland, O.G. Howland, and William H. Dunn said goodbye to Powell and the other men and began the long climb up out of the Grand Canyon.

Sep 11, 2024 · What made 1869 a year to remember? This year was packed with groundbreaking events and milestones that shaped history. From the completion of the Transcontinental …

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Oct 29, 2009 · Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) commanded the victorious Union army during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and served as the 18th U.S. president from 1869 to 1877.

May 25 – The Vienna State Opera is inaugurated with a performance of Mozart 's Don Giovanni. September 22 – Richard Wagner 's opera Das Rheingold debuts at the Königlich Hof- und …

Jan 31, 2019 · In 1869, women were beginning to wear bustled silhouettes, often with trains. Bright synthetic dyes continued to be popular and a taste for 18th-century revival elements like …