1870

YEAR
1870
Previous	1869
Conflict(s)	Franco-Prussian War
Next	1871

Events

• Franco-Prussian War begins. It lasts for only a few months.
• Construction of Central Park at New York City, New York, United States of America ends.
• Alexander Zonze categorizes the chronological styles of pottery which become the keys to dating various ancient ruins.
• Steam engines have been developted to travel by stream across oceans.
• San Francisco has a population of 140,473.

Births

• Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
• Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck in Germany

Deaths

• Paul Emile Botta

Appearances

• Masters of the Louvre (Glossary)
• Indiana Jones Jr et le Violon du Metropolitan (Mentioned only)
• Prisoner of War (Mentioned only)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Germany, Mid-August 1916" → Trenches of Hell (Mentioned only)
• The Day of Destiny (Mentioned only)
• The Mata Hari Affair (Mentioned only)
• The Secret Treaty (Mentioned only)
• Revolution in Russia (Glossary)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hunting for Treasure (Mentioned only)
• Indiana Jones and the White Witch (Mentioned only)

Sources

• The Battle of Verdun (Non-fiction source)
• The World of Indiana Jones
• Indiana Jones and the Golden Vampires
•  Chapter 10: Phantom Train of Doom on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
• Dreaming of Africa - The Life of Frederick Selous (Non-fiction source)
• V. I. Lenin - History Will Not Forgive Us (Non-fiction source)
• War and Revolution (Non-fiction source)

External links

• 1870 on Wikipedia