Christchurch, New Zealand, is chartered as a city. Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, was founded on land that had long been…
Tag: 1856
9 June 1856
Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail. The Mormon Trail was an important route used by members of the Church of…
29 January 1856
Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the…
7 September 1856
The Saimaa Canal is inaugurated The Saimaa Canal is a significant waterway located in Finland, connecting Lake Saimaa to the Gulf of Finland in the…
21 April 1856
Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour…
30 March 1856
The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War. The Treaty of Paris of 1856 ended the Crimean War, a conflict fought primarily between…
25 February 1856
A peace conference in Paris opens after the end of the Crimean War. The Congress of Paris took place in 1856 to make peace after…