WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO MAY 1859
Find out what all happened March to May 1859

Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show. (4. April 1859)

British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. (25. April 1859)

The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England. (4. May 1859)

The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time. (31. May 1859)

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