WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1885
Find out what all happened January to November 1885

North-West Rebellion: the four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat. (12. May 1885)

Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen. (29. August 1885)

Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon. (26. January 1885)

The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada. (26. March 1885)

More than 1.5 million people attend the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in New York City. (8. August 1885)

Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria. (28. November 1885)

Louis Riel declares a Provisional Government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion. (19. March 1885)

The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. (29. September 1885)

The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association. (20. July 1885)

Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule. (22. September 1885)

The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated. (21. February 1885)

The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London. (14. March 1885)

Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones) (1. January 1885)

Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design. (3. April 1885)

Beginning of the Battle of Nui Bop (3. January 1885)

Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. (2. May 1885)

The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire. (30. March 1885)

In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police. (3. June 1885)

The United Kingdom establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland. (31. March 1885)

American sharpshooter Annie Oakley was hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. (24. April 1885)