WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1885
Find out what all happened February to July 1885

Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. (2. May 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 American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York. (3. March 1885)

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

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

Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France. (9. June 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 Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association. (20. July 1885)

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

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

The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated. (21. February 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 United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada. (1. July 1885)

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

Sino-French War: French victory in the Battle of Hoa Moc near Tuyen Quang, northern Vietnam. (2. March 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 Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium. (2. May 1885)

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

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