Timeline: Sally Drain: Our Family History

1859 - 1861 (2 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1857	4 Mar 1857—4 Mar 1861: James Buchanan U.S. Presidency
2	1859	1859—1859: Peaceful picketing legalised in Britain 25 Apr 1859—25 Apr 1859: Work started on building the Suez canal (opened 17 Nov 1869) 4 May 1859—4 May 1859: Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge opened at Saltash giving rail link between Devon and Cornwall 24 Nov 1859—24 Nov 1859: Charles Darwin publishes 'The Origin of Species'
3	1860	29 Aug 1860—29 Aug 1860: First tram service in Europe starts in Birkenhead
4	1861	4 Mar 1861—15 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln U.S. Presidency 12 Apr 1861—9 May 1865: American Civil War 25 May 1861—25 May 1861: American Civil War begins