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1872 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1872nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 872nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1872, the ...
Timeline of United States history (1860–1899) List of years in the United States; 1872 in the United States: ... U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1861 to 1872 (born ...
Exceptionally consistent rain brings the wettest calendar year on record over England and Wales with 1,284.9 millimetres (50.6 in) beating previous record from 1768 by 37.6 millimetres (1.5 in). The nearest approach since has been 2012 with 1,244.3 millimetres (49.0 in) and 2000 with 1,232.5 millimetres (48.5 in). [10]
The election of 1872 also remains the only instance in U.S. history in which a major presidential candidate who won electoral votes died during the election process. This election set the record for the longest Republican popular vote win streak in American history, four elections, a record that was matched by the same party in 1908. In terms ...
When Congress passed the General Mining Act of 1872, the wording was changed to "or other valuable deposits," giving greater scope to the law. The 1872 law was codified as 30 U.S.C. §§ 22-42 [14] The 1872 act also granted extralateral rights to lode claims, and fixed the maximum size of lode claims as 1500 feet (457m) long and 600 feet (183m ...
The 1872 New York City eight hour day strike was one of the first citywide strikes for the eight hour day in North America. More than 100,000 workers in total, across building and manufacturing trades participated in the strike. Initially it was successful in winning the eight hour day for many workers.
Other events of 1872 History of Germany • Timeline • Years: Events from the year 1872 in Germany. Incumbents. National level Emperor ...
1872 was a year of notable developments in the Russian Empire, with significant cultural, educational, and legal milestones. **Establishment of the A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications**: This museum, dedicated to the history of communication and named after the inventor Alexander Popov, was established in St. Petersburg.