WHAT ALL HAPPENED NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER 1859
Find out what all happened November to December 1859

Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. (2. December 1859)

Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, the anniversary of which is sometimes called "Evolution Day" (24. November 1859)

The first modern revival of the Olympic Games takes place in Athens, Greece. (15. November 1859)

The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse is lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (31 km) in good conditions. (1. November 1859)

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