9 events found for 1870
The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15
The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club
The United States Department of Justice is created by the U
The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to…
Canadian Confederation: Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay…
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.