WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JULY 1885
Find out what all happened January to July 1885

Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. (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)

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

Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hung Hoa, northern Vietnam. (23. March 1885)

Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9. (2. April 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)

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

Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border. (24. March 1885)

The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii. (8. February 1885)

A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan. (17. January 1885)

The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. (1. May 1885)

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

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

Prior to burial in the Panthéon, the body of Victor Hugo was exposed under the Arc de Triomphe during the night. (22. May 1885)

The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada. (1. July 1885)

Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use. (30. April 1885)

Sino-French War: French victory in the Battle of Hoa Moc near Tuyen Quang, northern Vietnam. (2. March 1885)

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

Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam. (23. February 1885)

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