WHAT ALL HAPPENED NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER 1868
Find out what all happened November to December 1868

Camagüey, Cuba revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War. (4. November 1868)

John Willis Menard was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated. (3. November 1868)

Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally. (2. November 1868)

American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River – United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land. (27. November 1868)

Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay. (11. December 1868)

A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården. (30. November 1868)

U.S. President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all Civil War Confederate soldiers. (25. December 1868)

The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps. (10. December 1868)