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Media related to 1869 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons1869 (MDCCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1869th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 869th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 19th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1869, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Schuyler Colfax was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Originally a Whig, then part of the short-lived People's Party of Indiana, and later a Republican, he was the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869.
Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,582. Its county seat is Schuyler. The county and its seat are named after US Vice President (1869-1873) Schuyler Colfax.
Events from the year 1872 in the United States.
The 1868 Republican National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in Crosby's Opera House, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on May 20 to May 21, 1868. Ulysses S. Grant won the election and became the 18th president of the United States.
Events from the year 1823 in the United States.
Ellen Maria Wade Colfax was the second wife of Schuyler Colfax, who became the first House speaker to be elected vice president when he ran on a ticket headed by Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. She was born in Andover, Ohio in 1836.
1856 in the United States included some significant events that pushed the nation closer towards civil war.
Events from the year 1866 in the United States.
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Events from the year 1868 in the United States.
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Events from the year 1871 in the United States.
Events from the year 1873 in the United States. Hudson River yacht club is established
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Events from the year 1903 in the United States.