The Table He Dreamed: Mendeleev Presents the Periodic Table
Too ill to attend, Dmitri Mendeleev had a colleague read his paper on March 6, 1869 — unveiling a table that could predict elements not yet discovered.
Tales from the year 1869
The Golden Spike Joins a Continent
On May 10, 1869, Leland Stanford drove a golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, completing the first transcontinental railroad across the United States.
Black Friday 1869: The Gold Panic That Got Its Name
On September 24, 1869, a scheme by Jay Gould and Jim Fisk to corner the gold market collapsed, crashing Wall Street — and giving history the term 'Black Friday.'
The Birthday That Became a World Day of Peace
On October 2, 1869, Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India — and the shy boy no one expected much of grew into the leader who freed a nation without firing a shot.
Wyoming Gives Women the Vote — 51 Years Before the Nation
On December 10, 1869, Wyoming Territory granted women full voting rights and the right to hold office — the first government in the United States to do so.