1869

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1869

  • The Suez Canal opens, dramatically reducing travel time between Europe and Asia and shifting global trade patterns.
  • The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed in the United States, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and spurring westward expansion.
  • The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified, prohibiting denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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