WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO APRIL 1885
Find out what all happened February to April 1885

King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession. (5. February 1885)

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

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States. (18. February 1885)

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

The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York. (3. March 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 American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York State as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.) (28. February 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)

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

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

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

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

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

Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9. (2. April 1885)

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

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

The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated. (21. February 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 Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam. (23. February 1885)