WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1870
Find out what all happened February to December 1870

Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction. (30. March 1870)

Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition to Yellowstone. (18. September 1870)

The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded. (13. April 1870)

The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States. (26. June 1870)

The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club. (14. May 1870)

Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory. (19. September 1870)

Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared. (4. September 1870)

The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships. (27. February 1870)

Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories. (15. July 1870)

The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15. (12. May 1870)

The 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed. (26. December 1870)

Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom. (2. August 1870)

Franco-Prussian War – Siege of Paris: Leon Gambetta flees Paris in a hot-air balloon. (7. October 1870)

The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire. (28. February 1870)

The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence. (1. July 1870)

Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Metz concludes with a decisive Prussian victory. (23. October 1870)

The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion. (24. August 1870)

Having invaded the Papal States a week earlier, the Italian Army lays siege to Rome, entering the city the next day, after which the Pope described himself as a Prisoner in the Vatican. (19. September 1870)

The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania. (8. August 1870)

Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union. (15. July 1870)