1855
Livingstone Sees Mosi-oa-Tunya
David Livingstone, paddling down the Zambezi in a dugout canoe, became the first European to see the falls the Kololo called Mosi-oa-Tunya - 'the smoke…
Fall of Sevastopol
After a year-long siege, French and British troops stormed the Malakoff redoubt and the Russian garrison evacuated Sevastopol in the night.
Leaves of Grass Published
A Brooklyn journalist named Walt Whitman self-published a thin, large-format volume of poems in a voice nobody had used before - prophetic, sensual…
Nicholas I Dies
Tsar Nicholas I, the autocrat who had put down the Decembrists and kept Europe frozen for thirty years, died in St. Petersburg of pneumonia, possibly…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1855?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1855. The most significant is Livingstone Sees Mosi-oa-Tunya.
What era was 1855 part of?
1855 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1855?
The events from 1855 span Africa, Europe and North America.