1879
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1879
Events
Boone County
- A post office is established in Rabbit Hash.
Kentucky
- Susan B. Anthony visits Kentucky to gain the support of Kentucky women for women's suffrage.
- Simmons College of Kentucky, a private, historically African-American college is founded in Louisville.
U.S. & World
- February 22 - Frank W. Woolworth opens the first five and dime store in Utica, New York.
- May 30 - In New York City, William Henry Vanderbilt opens Gilmore's Garden to the public, renaming it Madison Square Garden.
- The Anglo-Zulu War breaks out in South Africa.
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