Timeline

1864


Age: 25y
1864 • American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant commander in chief of all Union armies.

1866


Age: 27y
1866 Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.

1868


Age: 29y
1868 Brisbane Grammar School is founded, providing the opportunity for secondary education for the first time in the colony of Brisbane in Australia.

1870


Age: 31y

1875


Age: 36y
1875 • The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956).

1877


Aug 3
Age: 38y

1880


Age: 41y

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