Timeline: Clara H Franklin: Our Family History

1855 - 1858 (2 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1853	4 Mar 1853—4 Mar 1857: Franklin Pierce U.S. Presidency
2	1856	1856—1856: End of Crimean War 29 Jan 1856—29 Jan 1856: Victoria Cross created by Royal Warrant, backdated to 1854 to recognise acts during the Crimean War (first award ceremony 26 June 1857)
3	1857	1857—1857: Work starts on the laying of the Transatlantic cable 4 Mar 1857—4 Mar 1861: James Buchanan U.S. Presidency
4	1858	1858—1858: 'The great stink' - smell of the River Thames forced Parliament to stop work 1858—1858: Royal Opera House opens in Covent Garden, London