1874
First Impressionist Exhibition
Rejected by the official Salon, a group of Paris painters - Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Cezanne, Morisot - rented Nadar's photography studio…
Barbed Wire Patented
Joseph Glidden, an Illinois farmer, patented a practical twisted-wire fence with steel barbs - "the devil's rope."
Third Anglo-Ashanti Ends
Wolseley entered Kumasi, looted the royal palace, burned it, and dictated the Treaty of Fomena…
Universal Postal Union
In Bern, twenty-two countries signed the General Postal Union treaty, standardizing rates and guaranteeing that a letter stamped in one country…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1874?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1874. The most significant is First Impressionist Exhibition.
What era was 1874 part of?
1874 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1874?
The events from 1874 span Europe, North America and Africa.