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1870s

1870's

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Events

Boone County

Kentucky

  • 1875 - Aristides, ridden by African-American jockey Oliver Lewis, wins the first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
  • 1876 - The bizarre Kentucky Meat Shower takes place in Bath County, where what appear to be flakes of red meat fall from the sky.

U.S. & World

  • 1870 - The 15th Amendment to the Constitution is officially ratified, giving African-Americans the legal right to vote.
  • 1873 - Jesse James and the James-Younger gang complete their first successful train robbery in the West.
  • 1876 - General Custer and the 7th U.S. Cavalry are routed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
  • 1878 - The Edison Electric Company begins operations.
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