WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1885
Find out what all happened February to November 1885

Rock Springs massacre: in Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 White miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town. (2. September 1885)

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

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

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

The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York. (3. March 1885)

The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia. (7. November 1885)

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

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

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

Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. (2. May 1885)

Tonkin Campaign: France captures the citadel of Bắc Ninh (12. March 1885)

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

Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint. (14. August 1885)

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

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

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

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

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