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Historical events from year 1876. Learn about 123 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1876 or search by date or keyword.
1876 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1876th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 876th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1870s decade.
Jan 21, 2020 · In 1876, when the nation went to the polls to elect Grant’s successor, Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden, governor of New York, emerged with a lead of more than 260,000 popular votes.
Jan 5, 2021 · Five Things to Know About the 1876 Presidential Election. Lawmakers are citing the 19th-century crisis as precedent to dispute the 2020 election. Here’s a closer look at its events and legacy
Nov 7, 2022 · Deemed the nation’s most divisive ever—until 2020, that is—the election of 1876 ended with an unusual compromise. And its weighty consequences still resound today. Here’s what you need to ...
December 6 – The first cremation in the U.S. takes place in a crematory built by Francis Julius LeMoyne. December 29 – Ashtabula River railroad disaster: collapse of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio kills 92 and injures 64, the worst U.S. railroad accident until 1918.
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The 1876 United States presidential election was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876. Following President Grant's decision to retire after his second term, U.S. Representative James G. Blaine emerged as frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
The exhibition is titled On Paper: Singapore before 1867, and is jointly organised by the National Library and the National Archives of Singapore. It will run for six months from 28 September 2019 till 22 March 2020, at the Level 10 Gallery, National Library Building.
Jun 7, 2024 · United States presidential election of 1876, disputed American presidential election held on November 7, 1876, in which Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden led Hayes by more than 260,000 popular votes, and preliminary returns showed Tilden with 184 electoral votes (one shy of the majority needed ...
