Events on September 6 in history

Louisa Ann Swain (September 6, 1870)

Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.

Louisa Ann Swain (née Gardner; 1801 – January 25, 1880) was the first woman in the United States to vote in a general election. She cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in Laramie, Wyoming.

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Events on 1870

15 Jan

Thomas Nast
A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
30 Mar

Reconstruction Era
Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
12 May

Royal Assent
The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
18 Jul

Papal infallibility
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
19 Sep

Siege of Paris (1870-71)
Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.

Events on September 6 in history

Louisa Ann Swain (September 6, 1870)

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Events on 1870

Thomas Nast

Reconstruction Era

Royal Assent

Papal infallibility

Siege of Paris (1870-71)