Jan 1 Moerdijk railway bridge over Hollands Diep, South Holland opens - then longest bridge in Europe Jan 3 1st patent list issued by US Patent Office Jan 12 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, 1st imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years Jan 20 California Stock Exchange Board organized Jan 29 Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina Dec 1871 Historical Events by Year Feb 1872 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies
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