WHAT HAPPENED IN 1857.
Look what happened the 1857.

The Fort Tejon earthquake strikes California, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9. (9. January 1857)

The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in South Asia. (24. January 1857)

Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China. (3. March 1857)

The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. (6. March 1857)

An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000. (21. March 1857)

Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. (23. March 1857)

Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. (29. March 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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