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| + | * [[January 27]] – The [[Panama Railway]] becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | ||
| + | * [[January 29]] – [[George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen|Lord Aberdeen]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], over the management of the [[Crimean War]]. | ||
| + | * [[February 5]] – [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Lord Palmerston]] becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. | ||
| + | * [[March 2]] – [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] ascends the Russian throne, upon the death of his father [[Nicholas I of Russia|Nicholas I]]. | ||
| + | * [[March 17]] – [[Taiping Rebellion]]: A Taiping army of 350,000 invades [[Anhui]]. | ||
| + | * [[March 30]] – Elections are held for the first [[Kansas Territory]] legislature. Missourian '[[Border Ruffian]]s' cross the border in large numbers to elect a pro-[[Slavery in the United States|slavery]] body. | ||
| + | * [[May 1]] – [[Van Diemen's Land]] is separated administratively from [[New South Wales]] and granted self-government. | ||
| + | * [[May 22]] – The province of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] is separated administratively from [[New South Wales]]. | ||
| + | * [[June 15]] – [[Stamp duty]] is removed from British newspapers, creating [[mass media]] in the United Kingdom. | ||
| + | * [[June 29]] – ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' newspaper begins publication in [[London]]. | ||
| + | * July – [[Bank of Toronto]] incorporated in Canada (in 1955 it will merge with [[The Dominion Bank]] to become [[Toronto-Dominion Bank]]) | ||
| + | * [[July 16]] – The [[Australian Colonies]] are granted self-governing status by the United Kingdom. | ||
| + | * [[October 17]] – [[Henry Bessemer]] files his [[patent]] in the United Kingdom for the [[Bessemer process]] of [[steel]]making. | ||
| + | * [[December 22]] – The [[Metropolitan Board of Works]] is established in London. | ||
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| + | * [[Samuel Colt]] incorporates his business as the [[Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company]] and opens a new factory, the [[Colt Armory]], in [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. | ||
| + | * The [[cocaine]] [[alkaloid]] is first isolated by German [[chemist]] [[Friedrich Gaedcke]]. | ||
| + | * [[Palm oil]] sales from West Africa to the United Kingdom reach 40,000 tons. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 28 February 2021
 ( 1850s: )  1855    | |
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 Lord Palmerston becomes British Prime Minister | |
| Year 1855 |
Events
- January 27 – The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- January 29 – Lord Aberdeen resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, over the management of the Crimean War.
- February 5 – Lord Palmerston becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- March 2 – Alexander II ascends the Russian throne, upon the death of his father Nicholas I.
- March 17 – Taiping Rebellion: A Taiping army of 350,000 invades Anhui.
- March 30 – Elections are held for the first Kansas Territory legislature. Missourian 'Border Ruffians' cross the border in large numbers to elect a pro-slavery body.
- May 1 – Van Diemen's Land is separated administratively from New South Wales and granted self-government.
- May 22 – The province of Victoria is separated administratively from New South Wales.
- June 15 – Stamp duty is removed from British newspapers, creating mass media in the United Kingdom.
- June 29 – The Daily Telegraph newspaper begins publication in London.
- July – Bank of Toronto incorporated in Canada (in 1955 it will merge with The Dominion Bank to become Toronto-Dominion Bank)
- July 16 – The Australian Colonies are granted self-governing status by the United Kingdom.
- October 17 – Henry Bessemer files his patent in the United Kingdom for the Bessemer process of steelmaking.
- December 22 – The Metropolitan Board of Works is established in London.
Date unknown
- Samuel Colt incorporates his business as the Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and opens a new factory, the Colt Armory, in Hartford, Connecticut.
- The cocaine alkaloid is first isolated by German chemist Friedrich Gaedcke.
- Palm oil sales from West Africa to the United Kingdom reach 40,000 tons.
Events
| Event | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 |
| Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 |
| Crimean War | October 1853 | February 1856 |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETH Zurich |  | Public | ETH Zurich is among other things sponsored by Big Ag Syngenta |
| The College of New Jersey |  | New Jersey college with emphasis placed on liberal arts | |
| University of San Francisco |  | Military ranks Society of Jesus | A private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. |
| Pennsylvania State University |  | • Public • Flagship • State-related • Land-grant • Sea-grant • Space-grant • Sun-grant • Multi-campus | |
| Geelong Grammar School |  | Ruling class school. The school's fees are the most expensive in Australia. | |
| William Paterson University |  | Public | New Jersey public university |
| Eureka College | .jpg) | Private College | Private college in Illinois. Ronald Reagan was an alumnus. |
A Death
| Title | Born | Died | Place of death | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Lehman | 1822 | 17 November 1855 | US Louisiana New Orleans | Businessperson | Founder of Lehman Brothers, which grew from a cotton and fabrics shop during his life to become a large finance firm under his brothers' descendants. |
Births
| Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mellon | 24 March 1855 | Pennsylvania Pittsburgh U.S. | 26 August 1937 | Politician Banker | |
| Tōyama Mitsuru | 27 May 1855 | 5 October 1944 | Deep state actor | ||
| Robert La Follette | 14 June 1855 | 18 June 1925 | Politician | La Follette stated that his chief goal was to break the "combined power of the private monopoly system over the political and economic life of the American people" | |
| Walter Page | 15 August 1855 | US North Carolina Cary | 21 December 1918 | Diplomat Journalist Deep state functionary | A US diplomat who received money from Woodrow Wilson's banker, Cleveland Dodge. |
| Eugene Debs | 5 November 1855 | Indiana Terre Haute U.S. | 20 October 1926 | Firefighter Grocer Union organizer | “Getting a living under capitalism... is so precarious, so uncertain, fraught with such pain and struggle that the wonder is not that so many people become vicious and criminal, but that so many remain in docile submission to such a tyrannous and debasing condition.” |
| Walter Cunliffe | 3 December 1855 | London England | 6 January 1920 | Central banker |
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