Editing 1872 (section)

===January&ndash;March===
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Yohannes IV]] is crowned Emperor of [[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]] in [[Axum]], the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years.
*[[January 20]] &ndash; The [[Cavite mutiny]] was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of [[Fort San Felipe (Cavite)|Fort San Felipe]], the Spanish arsenal in [[Cavite]], Philippine Islands.<ref name=Foreman>Foreman, J., 1906, The set course for her patrol area off the northeastern coast of the main Japanese island [[Honshū]]. She arrived, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons</ref>{{rp|107}} 
* [[February 2]] &ndash; The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on the [[Gold Coast (region)|Gold Coast]], from the Netherlands.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title= The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=294–295|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[February 4]] &ndash; A great [[solar flare]], and associated [[geomagnetic storm]], makes northern lights visible as far south as Cuba.<ref name=1872t>{{cite news |title=Cuba. Miscellaneous Gossip |url=http://www.solarstorms.org/NewsPapers/1872t.pdf |work=The New York Times |date=February 11, 1872}}</ref> 
* [[February 13]] &ndash; [[Rex parade|Rex]], the most famous parade on [[Mardi Gras]], parades for the first time in [[New Orleans]] for [[Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia]].
* [[February 17]] &ndash; [[Filipino people|Filipino]] priests [[José Burgos]], [[Mariano Gomez (priest)|Mariano Gomez]] and [[Jacinto Zamora]], collectively known as [[Gomburza]], are executed in Bagumbayan Fields, Manila, [[Philippines]] by the authorities of [[New Spain]], on charges of [[subversion]] arising from the [[1872 Cavite mutiny]].
* [[February 20]] &ndash; The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] opens in New York City.
* [[February 22]] &ndash; The [[Prohibition Party]] holds its first national convention in [[Columbus, Ohio]], nominating [[James Black (prohibitionist)|James Black]] as its presidential nominee. 
* [[March 1]] &ndash; In the United States, [[Yellowstone National Park]] (once dubbed "Colter's Hell" after [[John Colter]], of the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]) is established as the world's first [[national park]].
* [[March 4]] &ndash; ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' is founded in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], as the largest newspaper of the [[New England]] region.
* [[March 5]]
** [[George Westinghouse]] receives a [[United States patent]] for the "failsafe" automatic [[railway air brake]].
** The [[Tichborne case]] is decided in London against claimant [[Arthur Orton]] (who, as a result, is convicted of [[perjury]] in [[1874]]).
* [[March 9]] &ndash; Alfred B. Miller and Elmer Crockett found the ''[[South Bend Tribune]]'' newspaper in the United States.
* [[March 11]] &ndash; Work begins on the [[Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot|Seven Sisters]] Colliery in [[South Wales]], located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[1872 FA Cup Final]]: In the first ever final of the [[FA Cup]], the world's oldest [[association football|football]] competition, [[Wanderers F.C.]] defeat [[Royal Engineers A.F.C.]] 1–0 at [[The Oval]] in [[Kennington]], London.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* [[March 26]] &ndash; The 7.4–7.9 {{M|w}} [[1872 Lone Pine earthquake|Lone Pine earthquake]] shakes [[eastern California]], with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of X (''Extreme''); 27 people are killed and 56 injured.