WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO MAY 1873
Find out what all happened March to May 1873

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. (20. May 1873)

A law is approved by the Spanish National Assembly in Puerto Rico to abolish slavery. (22. March 1873)

The British steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547. (1. April 1873)

Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail. (3. March 1873)

The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world. (4. April 1873)

The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (23. May 1873)

E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter. (1. March 1873)

The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 African Americans are murdered, takes place. (13. April 1873)

Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression. (9. May 1873)

Coronation of Oscar II of Sweden (12. May 1873)