WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1857
Find out what all happened April to December 1857

Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden–Norway. (6. June 1857)

Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of Canada. (31. December 1857)

Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train. (7. September 1857)

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company. (20. September 1857)

Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published. (1. June 1857)

The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the San Francisco Gold Rush. (12. September 1857)

The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London. (26. June 1857)

Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British. (11. May 1857)

The Atlantic is founded in Boston, Massachusetts. (9. November 1857)

The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history. (24. August 1857)

The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah. (11. September 1857)

Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French. (18. July 1857)

Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut. (10. May 1857)

Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in Sheffield, England. (24. October 1857)

"The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France. (18. April 1857)

The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence. (6. May 1857)

The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard. (22. September 1857)

The City of Anaheim, California is founded. (5. October 1857)

Second relief of Lucknow – twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day. (16. November 1857)

Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners. (26. May 1857)