The Ultimate 1872 - American History Information Guide and Reference

Years: 1869 1870 1871 - 1872 - 1873 1874 1875
Decades: 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar).

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1 Events

Events

January 2 - Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives).
January 12 - Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 200 years.
February 20 - In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.
March 1 - Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park
March 5 - George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
March 5 - The case of Tichborne Claimant decided against the claimant Arthur Orton
March 26 - Earthquake at Lone Pine, California with an estimated magnitude of 7.2 .

November - Ulysses S. Grant defeats Horace Greeley in the U.S. presidential election
November 5 - Women's suffrage: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time (on November 18 she was served an arrest warrant and in the subsequent trial she was fined $100 - she never paid the fine).
November 7 – Mary Celeste sets sail from New York, bound for Genoa
November 9 - Great Boston Fire of 1872: In Boston, Massachusetts, a large fire begins to burn on Lincoln Street (the two day event destroyed about 65 acres (0.3 km²) of city, 776 buildings, much of the financial district and caused US$60 million in damage).
November 27 - Meteor rain display over France
November 29 - Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
November 30 - First ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Scotland.
December 4 - The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia (the ship was abandoned for 9 days but was only slightly damaged).
December 12 - A meteorite struck earth near Banbury, England.
December 21 - HMS Challenger sails from Portsmouth on the 4 year scientific expedition that would lay the foundation for the science of oceanography