November 28 – King Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States begins when the ship carrying him from Hawaii, USS Benicia, docks in San Francisco.

The Universal Postal Union is established. · The Philadelphia Zoo opens, the first public zoo in the United States. · The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, with ... Events · Births · January · February

1874. Whites regain majority control of the South Carolina legislature. · 1875. An outgoing Republican Congress passes a Civil Rights Act granting African ...

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1874 was a landmark year for the development of our nation. It marked the opening of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which revolutionized transportation in the ...

Historical Events in 1874 · Jan 1 New York City annexes the Bronx · Jan 13 Battle between jobless and police in NYC leaves 100s injured · Jan 13 US troops land in ...

By 1874, three amendments had been added to the U.S. Constitution and Congress had passed numerous Reconstruction and civil rights acts for the benefit of ...

A group of Confederate veterans in Louisiana formed the White League on March 1, 1874. Their stated purpose was “the extermination of the carpetbag element” ...

In U.S. November 29, 1874–February 2, 1875. Stops included New York City, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis (Missouri), and Omaha (Nebraska).

This speech was given during the sixth year of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. It was his sixth Annual Message.