WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO AUGUST 1875
Find out what all happened March to August 1875

Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units. (20. May 1875)

Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873. (1. May 1875)

The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. (22. August 1875)

Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States. (15. March 1875)

Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel (24. August 1875)

The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins. (19. June 1875)

Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby. (17. May 1875)

The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette. (3. March 1875)

Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. (3. March 1875)

Outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. (9. July 1875)

Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours. (25. August 1875)