6 events found for 1885
The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to di
The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opened for business
Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen (replica pictured).
White miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, attacked Chinese-American immigrants, killing at least 28 Chinese miners and…
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged…
The Russian ship Dmitry ran aground in Whitby, an incident that inspired the arrival of Count Dracula to England in…