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Events from the year 1885 in the United States. Incumbents. March 4: First inauguration of Grover Cleveland. Federal government. President: ...
1885 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1885th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 885th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1885, the ...
23 November – 1885 United Kingdom general election: Liberals under Gladstone hold the largest number of seats, but Salisbury remains Prime Minister with the support of the Irish Party. [1] 28 November – British occupy Mandalay; [1] Burma annexed to British India.
This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899.Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America, the Taiping Rebellion in Asia, the Paraguayan War in South America, the Zulu War in Africa, and the Australian frontier wars in Oceania.
July 20 – The Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 was enacted. The act imposed a $50 head tax on Chinese immigrants, with the exceptions of diplomats, government representatives, tourists, merchants, "men of science", and students. The act came after a big wave of Chinese immigrants going to Canada.
The Depression of 1882–1885, or Recession of 1882–1885, was an economic contraction in the United States that lasted from March 1882 to May 1885, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Lasting 38 months, it was the third-longest recession in the NBER's chronology of business cycles since 1854.
The Benz Patent Motorwagen was built in 1885 The Reitwagen (riding car), the first internal combustion motorcycle (1885) Karl Benz produces the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, regarded as the first automobile (patented and publicly launched the following year). [2] Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach produce the Daimler Reitwagen, regarded as the ...
March 4, 1885 – Cleveland becomes the 22nd president; Hendricks becomes the 21st vice president; November 25, 1885 – Vice President Hendricks dies; 1886 – Haymarket Square Riot; 1886 – American Federation of Labor founded in Columbus, Ohio; 1886 – Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) dedicated