Alabama Claims Arbitration Awards Damages
The Geneva tribunal awarded the United States fifteen and a half million dollars for British failures of neutrality during the Civil War.
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1872 in United States of America
Explore 5 historical events and records for United States of America in 1872.
Historical records for United States of America in 1872
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Birth of Calvin Coolidge
Birth of Calvin Coolidge, the son of a storekeeper
Emily Roebling Coordinates Bridge Engineering
Emily Warren Roebling played an essential liaison and technical role while Washington Roebling was incapacitated. It helped establish the city as a centre of technical research.
Stellar Spectrum
Henry Draper takes a photograph of the stellar spectrum of Vega, the first of its kind
Vega
Henry Draper takes a photograph of the stellar spectrum of Vega, the first of its kind
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