WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1885
Find out what all happened March to September 1885

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

More than 1.5 million people attend the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in New York City. (8. August 1885)

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

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

The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium. (2. May 1885)

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

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

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

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

Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule. (22. September 1885)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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