【How-to】What happened in 1869 - Howto.org

February 3, 1870: The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave the right to vote to Black men, became law when the required number of states ratified it. … July 15, 1870: Georgia became the last of the Confederate states to return to the Union. July 19, 1870: The Franco-Prussian War began.