Important Historical Events of the year 1855, Year 1855 in History

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List of 1855 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1855

What happened in the year 1855?

Date	Event
January 26, 1855	Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
January 28, 1855	A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
February 11, 1855	Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia.
February 12, 1855	Michigan State University is established.
February 14, 1855	Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
March 2, 1855	Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
March 30, 1855	Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
May 3, 1855	American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
June 1, 1855	The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
June 4, 1855	Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USS Supply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
June 13, 1855	Twentieth opera of Giuseppe Verdi, Les vêpres siciliennes ("The Sicilian Vespers"), is premiered in Paris.
June 28, 1855	Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
July 1, 1855	Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
July 4, 1855	The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published in Brooklyn.
August 1, 1855	The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
August 9, 1855	Åland War: The Battle of Suomenlinna begins.
September 3, 1855	American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
September 8, 1855	Crimean War: The French assault the tower of Malakoff, leading to the capture of Sevastopol.
September 9, 1855	Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city.
September 29, 1855	The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.[14]
November 16, 1855	David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.
November 22, 1855	In Birmingham, England, Albert, Prince Consort lays the foundation stone of the Birmingham and Midland Institute.