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List of 1872 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1872

What happened in the year 1872?

Date Event
January 12, 1872 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
February 20, 1872 The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
February 22, 1872 The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
March 1, 1872 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
March 5, 1872 George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
March 11, 1872 Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; it is located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
March 16, 1872 The Wanderers F.C. win the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
April 10, 1872 The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
May 10, 1872 Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
May 22, 1872 Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
June 14, 1872 Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
July 18, 1872 The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
September 18, 1872 King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
November 5, 1872 Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
November 9, 1872 The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
November 18, 1872 Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
November 29, 1872 The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
November 30, 1872 The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
December 4, 1872 The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
December 9, 1872 In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African American governor of a U.S. state following the impeachment of Henry C. Warmoth.
December 21, 1872 Challenger expedition: HMS Challenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.