WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1872
Find out what all happened February to August 1872

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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