WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO JUNE 1885
Find out what all happened May to June 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 original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. (1. May 1885)

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

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

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 Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. (17. 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)

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