WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO OCTOBER 1870
Find out what all happened May to October 1870

US Congress created the United States Department of Justice (22. June 1870)

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

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought. (18. 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)

Marshal François Achille Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers in one of the biggest French defeats of the Franco-Prussian War. (27. October 1870)

Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia and complete the unification of Italy. (20. September 1870)

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

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

Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory. (6. August 1870)

Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory. (6. August 1870)

The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. (18. July 1870)

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

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

Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia. (19. July 1870)

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

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

Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. (1. September 1870)

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan – Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner. (2. September 1870)