1868

Post-Civil War era

1868 is a year in the nineteenth century, following 1867 and preceding 1869.

Like any year, it functions as a temporal marker in historical writing and dates: The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868.

Years also appear in compounds naming specific events or documents: the 1868 treaty, the election of 1868.

events

impeachment

Charging officials with misconduct

treaty · revolution · uprising · coronation · abdication · constitutional · reform · assassination · ratification · Fourteenth Amendment

historical

year

Twelve-month duration

Reconstruction · Meiji · era · period · decade · timeline · chronicle · annals · epoch · milestone

cultural

Louisa May Alcott

Wagner · typewriter · invention · patent · publication · premiere · founding · establishment · inauguration · debut

vintage

antique

Old valued collectible

provenance · authentic · original · heirloom · artifact · relic · restoration · preservation · estate · auction

Opposites
temporal distance

1868the present

Current moment in time

today · now · 2024 · 2025 · contemporary times

u.s. reconstruction context

18681776

American founding year

1945 · 2008 · 1941 · 1850

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