Timeline: Charles E Church: Our Family History

1870 - 1870 (0 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1869	4 Mar 1869—4 Mar 1877: Ulysses S. Grant U.S. Presidency
2	1870	1870—1870: GPO takes over the privately-owned Telegraph Companies (nationalised) 1870—1870: Dr Thomas Barnardo opens his first home for destitute children 1870—1870: Water closets come into wide use 1870—1870: Diamonds discovered in Kimberley, South Africa 1 Oct 1870—1 Oct 1870: First British postcard - halfpenny post