The hanging was Reno's first and only public execution, and it took place on a cold, snowy afternoon, Feb. 19, 1878. Reno was not quite a decade on the map at the time, but it managed to carry out ...

In 1878, the rebel leaders and Spanish government signed the Pact of Zanjon which officially ended what became known as the Ten Years' War. Although the Ten Years' War failed, the events proved ...

Although Sholes made further changes to his design in the following years, a patented version from 1878 hadn't yet added the numbers 0 and 1, but he did find better positions for the period and ...

In 1878, the Allahabad High Court ruled that Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal had been used as a mosque for over 100 years, ...