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Hiram Ulysses Grant is born.
Ulysses Grant is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. -
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Mexican War
Grant fights in the Mexican War. -
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Civil War
Grant fights in the Civil War, rising to the rank of full General, a rank held previously only by George Washington. -
Grant forces Lee to surrender at Appomatox
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Grant becomes U.S's first 4-Star General.
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Grant is President of the United States.
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15th Amendment Ratified
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified. -
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French-Prussian War
France declares war on Prussia. After a string of defeats, France surrenders. -
Britian adopts the Ballot Act.
Britain adopts the Ballot Act, which provides voting by secret ballot. -
Lieutenant Custer defeated at Little Big horn.
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Ottoman Empire is at war.
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Colorado becomes a state.
Grant declares Colorado a U.S. state. -
Hiram Ulysses Grant dies.
Ulysses grant dies of cancer in the throat in Saratoga Springs, New York. -
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Grant's Memoirs are published.
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