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1874 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1874th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 874th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1874, the ...
Four-year-old Charley Ross, America's first major kidnapping for ransom victim, is taken from his home in Philadelphia. The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, with cylindrical platen and QWERTY keyboard, is first marketed. November 3 – George S. Houston is elected the 24th governor of Alabama defeating David P. Lewis.
1874 – Red River Indian War; 1874 - National Woman's Christian Temperance Union formed in Cleveland; 1875 – Aristides (horse) wins first Kentucky Derby; 1875 – Resumption Act; 1875 – Civil Rights Act of 1875; 1875 – The Art Students League of New York is founded; November 22, 1875 – Vice President Wilson dies; 1875 - Whiskey Ring ...
19 January – Manchester High School for Girls, the first girls' school to provide an academic education in northern England, is founded. 23 January – marriage of The Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, younger sister of Alexander III of Russia, in Saint Petersburg.
1 Major events. 2 Major legislation. 3 Treaties. 4 Party summary. Toggle Party summary subsection. 4.1 Senate. ... 1873 – June 23, 1874 2nd: December 7, 1874 ...
1874 events in the United States by month (3 C) / 1874 disestablishments in the United States (6 C, 2 P) 1874 establishments in the United States (49 C, 12 P) A.
1 Major events. 2 Major legislation. 3 State admitted. ... 1874 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) 1874–75 United States Senate elections;
November 1874 events in the United States (1 C, 18 P) This page was last ...