What Happened in 1873

Mark Twain Publishes "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today"

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is an 1873 novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirizes greed and political corruption in... Read more

Sullivan Works for William Le Baron Jenney

Laid off in November during the recession of 1873, Louis Henry Sullivan followed his parents to Chicago where Louis Henry Henry Sullivan found a... Read more

Ulysses S. Grant's second inauguration

Frigid temperatures caused many of the events planned for the second inauguration to be abandoned. The thermometer did not rise much above zero... Read more

Sinking of the RMS Atlantic

On 20 March 1873 the Atlantic departed on her 19th voyage from Liverpool with 952 people onboard, of whom 835 were passengers. En route, the crew... Read more

Carrie S. Burnham Argues For Her Right To Vote

With this simple question, Carrie S. Burnham began her argument, made before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on April 3 and April 4, 1873, for... Read more

Sullivan Works for Furness & Hewitt

Louis Henry Sullivan left college in June 1873 after his first year to take a job white Frank Furness, a boisterous, innovative Philadelphia... Read more

Jesse James And His Gang Turn To Train Robbery

On July 21, 1873, they turned to train robbery, derailing the Rock Island train in Adair, Iowa and stealing approximately $3,000 ($51,000 in 2007).... Read more

Wreck of the SS Ville du Havre

On 15 November 1873, the Ville du Havre sailed from New York with 313 passengers and crew on board, under the command of Captain Marino Surmonte.... Read more

Willa Cather Is Born

Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. She is best known for her depictions of... Read more