1872—1872: Penalties introduced for failing to register births, marriages & deaths (Eng & Wales)
4 Dec 1872—4 Dec 1872: American ship 'Mary Celeste' is found abandoned by the British brig 'Dei Gratia' in the Atlantic Ocean
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1874
1874—1874: Factory Act introduces 56-hour week
5 Apr 1874—5 Apr 1874: Birkenhead Park opened, said to be the first civic public park in the world - features of it later copied in Central Park, New York
Thrale history
1836 - 1899 (62 years)