(Friday, June 16, 1876, 6:05 p.m. local time) — Governor Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio was nominated President of the United States today at the 1876 Republican National Convention meeting at Exposition Hall in Cincinnati. Continue reading Republicans nominate Rutherford B. Hayes for President of the United States 150 years ago this hour (Jun 16 1876)
Video: 'The First Telephone'
(Friday, March 10, 1876, around 7:00 p.m. local time) — Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant, Thomas Watson, today heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: “Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you” from the next room of Bell’s Boston laboratory.
Video: 'On This Day 7th Of March Alexander Graham Bell - first Patent & First Phone Call. Short Documentary.'
(Tuesday, March 7, 1876) — Alexander Graham Bell, 29, was granted a United States patent (No. 174,465) today for an invention he called the telephone.
Video: 'First Ladies Preview: Eliza Johnson'
(Saturday, January 15, 1876, 11:00 p.m. local time) — Former first lady Eliza McCardle Johnson, who served with her husband, U.S. President Andrew Johnson, from 1865 to 1869, died today in Greeneville, Tennessee, from complications due to tuberculosis at age 65, having survived her husband by only five and a half months.
(Monday, November 22, 1875, 7:20 a.m. local time) — Henry Wilson, the 18th vice president of the United States, serving since March 4, 1873, under President Ulysses S. Grant, suffered a fatal stroke today while working in the United States Capitol Building. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Henry Wilson, 63, dies in Washington, D.C. 150 years ago this hour (Nov 22 1875)
Video: '25th August 1875: Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel'
(Wednesday, August 25, 1875, 10:41 a.m. Central European Time) — Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel today, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.
(Tuesday, August 3, 1875) — Former U.S. President Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) was buried today in what later became the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville, Tennessee, with his body wrapped in an American flag and a copy of the U.S. Constitution placed under his head, according to his wishes. Continue reading Former President Andrew Johnson buried in Greeneville 150 years ago today (Aug 3 1875)
Video: 'Andrew Johnson: The President Who Wasn’t Lincoln | 5-Minute Videos
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(Tuesday, July 31, 1875, 2:00 a.m. local time) — Former President Andrew Johnson, who had recently returned to national office as a United States Senator, died early this morning after suffering a second stroke at his daughter’s home near Elizabethton, Tennessee. He was 66. Continue reading Former U.S. President Andrew Johnson, 66, dies in Elizabethton, Tennessee 150 years ago this hour (July 31 1875)
Video: 'From U.S. Veep to Rebel General: Breckinridge's Path'
(Monday, May 17, 1875, 5:45 p.m. local time) — John C. Breckinridge, the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861, died this afternoon at his Lexington, Kentucky, home from cirrhosis of the liver at age 54. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President John C. Breckinridge dies 150 years ago this hour (May 17 1875)
Video: 'Aristides 1875 (The Oliver Lewis Story)'
(Monday, May 17, 1875) — The first Kentucky Derby was run today in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people; the winner was a colt named Aristides, ridden by Oliver Lewis and trained by former slave Ansel Williamson. Continue reading Aristides wins first Kentucky Derby 150 years ago today (May 17 1875)
