1865—1865: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) becomes first woman doctor in England [she later became the first woman mayor in England, in Aldeburgh 1908]
1865—1865: First concrete roads built in Britain
14 Apr 1865—14 Apr 1865: End of American Civil War - slavery abolished in USA
14 Apr 1865—14 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln assassinated in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth
5 Jul 1865—5 Jul 1865: William Booth (1829-1912) founds Salvation Army, in London
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1867
1 Jul 1867—1 Jul 1867: The British North America Act takes effect, creating the Canadian Confederation