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Ulysses s grant was born April 27 1822 at Point Pleasant, Ohio in a one story wood frame home to Jesse and Hannah Simpson Grant. -
Ulysses s grant occupation is framing, real estate agent, and solider
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ulysses s grant went to U.S. Military Academy, West Point -
Ulysses s grant got married to Julia Bogs Dent -
Grant was assigned to the Fourth Infantry at the Jefferson Barracks, just south of St. Louis, Missouri.
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ulysses kid was born -
the Republican Convention in Chicago. -
Grant formally accepts the nomination in Remarks to the Notification Committee -
grant wins 72.8% of the Electoral College and 52.7% of the popular vote to defeat Democrat Horatio Seymour. -
Ulysses s grants first day as the president of the united sates of america -
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins -
Grant vetoes the Private Relief Bill and will continue to veto many additional relief bills during his two terms. -
Virginia is readmitted to the Union -
The United States Weather Bureau is established. Originally, the Bureau is part of the Signal Corps. -
stipulating that no state shall deprive any citizen of the right to vote because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude” -- is adopted with Grant's help and approval. The suffrage amendment is only partially successful. During Reconstruction, black men vote frequently; following Reconstruction, however, whites use discriminatory laws and taxes to disenfranchise black men. -
Grant issues a proclamation against the attempts of the Fenian Brotherhood to damage Anglo-United States relations by attacking Canada. The next day, the Fenian Army of Vermont attempts to invade Canada but is driven back. -
Congress passes an act creating a Department of Justice under the direction of an attorney general. -
A new tariff is passed following debates about tariff reduction. The new law maintains most existing protectionist features. -
Grant establishes the first civil service commission. Without additional appropriations from Congress, however, the commission is rendered ineffective. -
The city of Chicago is nearly burned to the ground in one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. The rise of skyscrapers, as part of the city's rebuilding project, marks an innovation in urban architecture. -
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n 1875, Grant wrote a public letter formally renouncing any interest.
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March 4, 1877
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Overall, Grant's intentions were honorable, and he made efforts that few had attempted before him, especially in the areas of African American rights, Native American policy, and civil service reform. He also executed a successful foreign policy and was responsible for improving Anglo-American relations
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Grant loses his fortune when he is swindled by his son's business partner, Ferdinand Ward. -
became a partner in a financial firm, which went bankrupt -
On July 23, 1885, President Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer. Due to the summer heat, the body was embalmed immediately and placed in a temporary glass coffin. -
“yes I said yes I will Yes.”
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aggressive, fighting spirit -
Grant's Tomb is dedicated in an elaborate ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of people