WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1885
Find out what all happened May to December 1885

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States. (13. October 1885)

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

First serving of the soft drink Dr Pepper at a drug store in Waco, Texas. (1. December 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)

Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria. The Unification of Bulgaria is accomplished. (6. September 1885)

Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria. (28. November 1885)

Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination. (28. September 1885)

The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association. (20. July 1885)

Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. (2. May 1885)

The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium. (2. May 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 United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada. (1. July 1885)

End of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy (29. November 1885)

Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason. (16. November 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 original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. (1. May 1885)

Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football. (12. September 1885)

Rock Springs massacre: in Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 White miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town. (2. September 1885)

Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. (19. November 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)