History of 1857

During the year of 1857 the following events have happened in our world's history.

March 06, 1857 - Dred Scott decision
March 25, 1857 - Frederick Laggenheim takes the 1st photograph of a solar eclipse
April 29, 1857 - Headquarters for the US Army - Division of the Pacific - permanently established at the Presidio.
April 30, 1857 - founding of what would be San Jose State University.
June 15, 1857 - SF Water Works organized
September 16, 1857 - Typesetting machine patent
December 16, 1857 - Earthquake in Naples Italy
December 31, 1857 - Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as new capital of Canada