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The Transcontinental Railroad was completed on 1869. Union Pacific and Central Pacific joined the railroad together in Utah.
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Black Friday marks the date when the stock market in New York City reported the price of gold crashed. This caused financial ruin for many investors.
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The Franco - Prussian War often referred to in France as the War of 1870. The war lasted a year starting on July 19, 1870 and ending on May 10, 1871. It was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by Kingdom of Prussia.
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The Chicago Fire killed up to 300 people. It destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9km) of Chicago, Illinois and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.
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The First Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. An estimated 10,000 people came to watch fifteen 3 year old horses race.
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George Armstrong Custer discovered gold in the Black Hills. Black Hills was a sacred territory to Native Americans. When the tribes missed a federal deadline to move to reservations a war between the US military and the Sioux Indians began.
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Russo Turkish War was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox coalition led by the Russian Empire and composed of several Balkon counties.
