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1870 in America

By fatimaarroyo238

  • 1871 Illinois

    1871 Illinois
    A firei destroys the city of Illinois.

  • Panic of 1873 in America

    Panic of 1873 in America
    The panic of 1873 was a finacial crisis. The United States experiences an economic depression, as over 5,000 companies go out of buisness after a stock market panic.

  • 1874 ~ First Public Zoo in America

    1874 ~ First Public Zoo in America
    America gets its first public zoo, The Philadelphia Zoological Gardens.

  • 1876 - 100 years as a nation

    1876 - 100 years as a nation
    United States celebrates 100 years as a Nation

  • 1879 First lightbulb

    1879 First lightbulb
    Thomas Edison invents the first practical incandescent electric lightbulb at Menlo Park, New Jersey.