WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1872
Find out what all happened January to December 1872

The crewless American ship  Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged. (4. December 1872)

The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee. (22. February 1872)

Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park. (1. March 1872)

In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. (20. February 1872)

Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States. (10. May 1872)

The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. (30. November 1872)

The Wanderers F.C. won 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. (16. March 1872)

Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years. (12. January 1872)

Challenger expedition: HMS Challenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England. (21. December 1872)

Trade unions are legalised in Canada. (14. June 1872)

Reconstruction: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers. (22. May 1872)

George Westinghouse patents the air brake. (5. March 1872)

King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway. (18. September 1872)

The Bloomingdale brothers opened their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City. (3. October 1872)

In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first serving African-American governor of a U.S. state. (9. December 1872)

Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain. (11. March 1872)

American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River. (29. November 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. (5. November 1872)

The Great Boston Fire of 1872. (9. November 1872)

The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City. (26. September 1872)