1870-1879 - The Gilded Age
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 1, 1870 |
Presedential Elections:Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) |
| January 1, 1870 |
Hiram Revels elected as first black senator |
| January 1, 1870 |
Presedential Elections:Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) |
| January 1, 1870 |
Republican party convention in Philadelphia |
| February 21, 1870 |
Labor Reform Party founded and holds convention in Columbus,Ohio |
| July 9, 1870 |
Democratic convention in Baltimore |
| January 1, 1874 |
Samuel Tilden elected to governor of New York |
| January 1, 1875 |
Ohio Democrats take inflationist stand as Governor Allen embraces greenbackism |
| June 14, 1875 |
Republican convention in Cincinnati |
| January 1, 1876 |
""Greenback" Independent Party launched " |
| June 22, 1876 |
Hayes executive order that government officials take no part in politics |
| January 1, 1878 |
Bland-Allison Act allows limited coinage of silver dollars |
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