Historical Events In 1858
May 11 On this day in history minnesota becomes the 32nd state of the Union (USA)
May 15 Royal Italian Opera opens in Covent Garden London on this day in history.
May 28 On this day in history dion Boucicault's "Foul Play" premieres in London
May 08 On this day in history john Brown holds antislavery convention
May 22 On this day in history confederación Granadina (now Colombia) forms
May 04 On this day in history war of the Reform (México); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz
May 30 On this day in history hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked
Jan 25 On this day in history mendelssohn's "Wedding March" first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia
Jan 28 John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry on this day in history.
Jan 14 On this day in history several people are killed when Italian revolutionary Felice Orsini throws bombs at Napoleon III in Paris in a failed assassination attempt.
Jan 25 On this day in history mendelssohn's Wedding March is performed for the first time in public, as the daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria marries the Prussian Crown Prince.
Jan 01 Canada begins using decimal currency system on this day in history.
Jan 14 French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed on this day in history.
Jan 30 On this day in history william Wells Brown published first Black drama, "Leap to Freedom"
Jan 01 Canada begins using decimal currency system on this day in history.
Jan 30 Charles Hallé founds Hallé Orchestra in Manchester on this day in history.
Feb 21 Edwin T Holmes installs first electric burglar alarm (Boston MA) on this day in history.
Feb 11 First apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France on this day in history.
Feb 01 On this day in history douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley.
Feb 13 On this day in history sir Richard Burton &John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa
Feb 22 Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.
Apr 04 On this day in history asteroid 54, Kalypso discovered (named for goddess of silence)
Apr 13 John Quinn's Peninsula Hotel destroyed when storm cuts channel through peninsula, creating Toronto Island on this day in history.
Apr 23 The birth of Max Planck, German physicist on this day in history.
Apr 15 On this day in history battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists
Apr 04 On this day in history r Luther discovers asteroid #53 Kalypso
Sep 01 On this day in history the first transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month
Sep 16 On this day in history first overland mail for California
Sep 28 On this day in history donati's comet becomes the first to be photographed
Jun 02 On this day in history donati Comet first seen named after it's discoverer
Jun 16 On this day in history abraham Lincoln accepts the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Illinois.
Jun 16 On this day in history the birth of King Gustav V of Sweden
Jun 21 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe on this day in history.
Jun 29 On this day in history treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia
Jun 16 Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" on this day in history.
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