1876
1876
Events
Boone County
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June - Following the shooting death of a white man,
African-American Smith Williams is taken from the
Burlington Jail and lynched.
Kentucky
U.S. & World
May 10 - The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition opens. Exhibits include the telephone, the phonograph, and a sneak peek at the Statue of Liberty, still in progress.
June 25-26 - General Custer and the 7th U.S. Cavalry are routed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Queen Victoria adds 'Empress of India' to her titles.
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