WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO JULY 1859
Find out what all happened May to July 1859

First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps. (30. July 1859)

King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway. (8. July 1859)

French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope. (30. June 1859)

Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. (24. June 1859)

Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army. (4. June 1859)

Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between United States and British/Canadian settlers. (15. June 1859)

First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps. (18. June 1859)

The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. (28. June 1859)

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

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

Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day). (6. June 1859)