WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO OCTOBER 1860
Find out what all happened March to October 1860

The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits the United States. (20. September 1860)

Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia. (5. March 1860)

First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins. (28. March 1860)

In the Second Opium War, an Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao. (21. September 1860)

The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. (23. June 1860)

The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty. (18. October 1860)

The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand. (3. August 1860)

The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established. (12. June 1860)

The United States Congress establishes the Secret Service. (23. June 1860)

Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens. (8. October 1860)

Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. (26. October 1860)

Britain's first tram service begins in Birkenhead, Merseyside. (30. September 1860)

Sakuradamon incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke. (24. March 1860)

The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins. (3. April 1860)

The original cornerstone of the University of the South is laid in Sewanee, Tennessee. (10. October 1860)

First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open). (17. October 1860)

Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian Unification. (27. May 1860)

Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy. (5. May 1860)

The Steamship Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives. (8. September 1860)

The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—later renamed Community of Christ—is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois (6. April 1860)