Rutherford B. Hayes was born on 4 October 1822 in Delaware. The 19th President of the United States, Hayes was an Ohio lawyer who fought as a Union officer in the Civil War and later served as governor. He came to office after the extremely close and disputed election of 1876, which was settled by a special commission, in what became known as the Compromise of 1877. As part of this arrangement, federal troops left the South, ending Reconstruction and the military enforcement of Black citizens' rights. His term saw the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, during which he sent troops to restore order, and an early attempt at civil service reform. He had promised to serve only one term and did not seek re-election.
Before and after
- 24 May 1822Battle of Pichincha
- 20 July 1822Birth of Gregor Mendel
- from 7 September 1822 to 15 November 1889Empire of Brazil
- 27 September 1822Champollion deciphers the hieroglyphs
- 4 October 1822Birth of Rutherford B. Hayes
- 20 November 1822Earthquake in Valparaiso, Quillota, Concon, Aconcagua, Chile
- 27 December 1822Birth of Louis Pasteur
- 1823Publication of Der er et yndigt land
- 1823Hymn to Liberty
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