1872
Post-Civil War era
1872 is a year in the Gregorian calendar, falling in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Years appear as nouns (1872 was a leap year), adjectives (the 1872 election), or in date formats (July 4, 1872).
Context usually clarifies which century when only two digits appear: '72.
Original U.S. national park
- GrantFunds given officially
- UlyssesGreek hero, Latinized
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- presidential electionVote for head of state
Susan B. Anthony · Reconstruction · carpetbagger · scalawag · Ku Klux Klan · Arbor Day · voter · campaign
Distort someone's reality
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- top hatTall formal headwear
etiquette · gentility · parlour · carriage · piano forte · séance · penny dreadful · morality
Permanent track for trains
- telegraphElectrical message system
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- ironElement twenty-six
coal · manufacturing · mechanization · textile · locomotive · foundry · shipyard · commerce
Yellowstone
Original U.S. national park
Susan B. Anthony · presidential election · Reconstruction · carpetbagger · scalawag · Ku Klux Klan · Arbor Day · voter · campaign · inauguration
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Distort someone's reality
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
top hat · etiquette · gentility · parlour · carriage · piano forte · séance · penny dreadful · morality · domestic
railroad
Permanent track for trains
- telegraphElectrical message system
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- factoryIndustrial production facility
iron · coal · manufacturing · mechanization · textile · locomotive · foundry · shipyard · commerce · urbanization
1872the present
Current moment in time
now · today · 2024 · 2025 · contemporary times