1870s

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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years:	1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

1 Events and Trends
2 World Leaders

[edit] Events and Trends

[edit] Technology

The prototype telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell, but other versions were invented earlier by other people, Antonio Meucci.
A version of the light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, but other versions were invented earlier by other people.
The phonograph is invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison.

[edit] Science

Ludwig Boltzmann statistically defined thermodynamic entropy.

[edit] War, peace and politics

Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) resulted in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic and the German Empire.
The Anglo-Zulu War lasted from 11 January 1879 - 4 July 1879.
The Third Carlist War (1872-1876) was the last Carlist War in Spain.
The British Empire continued to grow; this decade marked the beginning of the New Imperialism
Bulgaria and Romania declared independence following a war against the Ottoman Empire.
Passive resistance was used to prevent the confiscation of Māori land at Parihaka in New Zealand
The German Empire and Alliance System emerged.

[edit] Literature and Arts

Jules Verne (France) publishes Around The World in Eighty Days
In the United States, continuation of post-Civil War reconstruction until its conclusion under President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877

Jeanne Calment, born 1875, would eventually become the longest-living human being in recorded history. She lived until 1997, at the age of 122. She still holds the record as of 2008.