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Norman Macleod (1812-1872)
1872Jun, 16

Norman Macleod (1812-1872)

Norman MacLeod, Scottish minister and author (b. 1812)
Norman Macleod (3 June 1812 – 16 June 1872) was a Scottish clergyman and author who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1869/70.

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    Railway air brake

    George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
  • 22Mar

    Gender equality

    Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
  • 22May

    Amnesty Act

    Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
  • 18Nov

    United States presidential election, 1872

    Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for illegal voting in the United States presidential election of 1872.
  • 9Dec

    P. B. S. Pinchback

    In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.