WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1870
Find out what all happened January to September 1870

Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807. (6. 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)

In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre. (23. January 1870)

Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23. (3. September 1870)

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought. (18. August 1870)

The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. (6. January 1870)

Adolf Loos, architect, co-founder of modern architecture, baptized in St. Thomas church, Brno, Moravia (1. January 1870)

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

President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau. (9. 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 YWCA is founded in New York City. (10. February 1870)

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

Marshal F.S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War. (1. March 1870)

Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress. (25. February 1870)

American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union. (26. January 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)

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

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

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

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