...Date... AGE Event
1855/--/-- -1 - British photographer Roger Fenton documents the Crimean War.
1855/--/-- -1 - Florence Nightingale reforms hygienic standards in Crimean hospitals.
1855/--/-- -1 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow publishes The Songs of Hiawatha.
1855/--/-- -1 - Lord Palmerston becomes prime minister of Great Britain for the first time.
1855/--/-- -1 - Matthew Fontaine Maury publishes The Physical Geography of the Sea.
1855/--/-- -1 - Mexican dictator Santa Anna is overthrown.
1855/--/-- -1 - Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia dies; he is succeeded by his son Alexander II.
1855/--/-- -1 - Robert Browning publishes his poetry collection Men and Women.
1855/--/-- -1 - Scottish explorer David Livingstone discovers the Victoria Falls in Africa.
1855/--/-- -1 - The Allies occupy the Russian fortress at Sevastapol in the Crimea.
1855/--/-- -1 - The first formal ice hockey game is played in Kingston, Ontario.
1855/--/-- -1 - Walt Whitman publishes his first book of poetry, the Leaves of Grass.
1855/10/24 0 *** Cowan, William E. - Born to Owen, John B. and Cowen, Julia Ann S. (Owen)
1856/--/-- 0 - A new Opium War begins between China, Britain and France.
1856/--/-- 0 - English chemist William Perkin discovers synthetic dyes.
1856/--/-- 0 - The Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War.
1856/--/-- 0 - The first Neanderthaler (prehistoric human) skeleton is discovered in Germany.
1856/--/-- 0 - Victor Hugo writes Les Miserables during his exile from France.
1856/01/08 0 *** Cowan, William J. [Uncle] & Walker, Julia Ann (Cowan) - Married Clinton County Kentucky
1856/07/22 0 *** Cowan, William E. - Died Cowan cem. Clinton County KY
In 1855 Transportation was by:
Foot
Horse
Bicycle
Train
Steamboat
In 1855 Communications was by:
Word of Mouth
Post Office
Telegraph
In 1855 Food Preparation was by:
Wood
In 1855 Entertainment was by:
Social Intercourse
Organized Sports
Travel
Professional Sports
Movies
Radio
Television
Theme parks
Computer
In 1855 Health Care was by:
Operations
Anesthetic
X-Rays
MRI
In 1855 War Making was by:
Calvary
gun
Artillery
Submarine
In 1855 Navigation was by:
Stars & Maps
Compass
from the SFHR database of Duane Bristow 03-13-2021 19:57:57