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  2. 1872 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. 1872 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Samuel Morse - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.

  5. 1872 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Last recorded uses of the stocks for judicial punishment, at Newbury, Berkshire (11 June) [8] and Adpar, Newcastle Emlyn, west Wales. [9]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).

  6. Category:1872 births - Wikipedia

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    A. Fredrik Aarnseth; Charles L. Aarons; Juan Abad; Jacques Abady; Alexander Nikolayevich Abaza; Cleveland Abbe Jr. Charles Greeley Abbot; Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

  7. Victoria Woodhull - Wikipedia

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    A year earlier, she had announced her intention to run. Also in 1871, she publicly spoke out against the government only being composed of men; she proposed the development of a new constitution and the creation of a new government a year thence. [61] Her nomination was ratified at the convention on June 6, 1872, making her the first woman ...

  8. 1872 New York City eight hour day strike - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. 1872 in Australian literature - Wikipedia

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    A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1872 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 27 January — Lala Fisher, poet, writer and editor (died 1929) [8]