WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 1855
Find out what all happened May to August 1855

Signing of the Quinault Treaty: the Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States. (1. July 1855)

In Brooklyn, New York City, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published. (4. July 1855)

The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine. (2. June 1855)

The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps. (1. August 1855)

Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USS Supply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps. (4. June 1855)

The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua. (1. June 1855)

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