Travel Through History
Pick any year and discover what was happening around the world. Enter a year or use the timeline below.
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No events recorded for 1885 CE
But here are some events from nearby years:
Jesse James Shot Dead
The infamous outlaw was killed by Robert Ford, a member of his own gang, for a $10,000 reward. Ford shot him in the back while he was hanging a picture.
Pony Express Begins
The legendary mail service launched, with riders covering nearly 2,000 miles in just 10 days. It lasted only 18 months before the telegraph made it obsolete.
Titanic Strikes Iceberg
The "unsinkable" ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Over 1,500 people died in one of history's deadliest maritime disasters.
Titanic Sinks
At 2:20 AM, the RMS Titanic broke apart and sank. The band famously played until the very end.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
A 19-year-old Serbian nationalist shot the Austrian heir, triggering a chain of events that led to World War I and 20 million deaths.