America - 1858AD
In 1858AD:
Cyrus W. Field layed the first transatlantic telegraph cable.
Federal forces ended the Utah War; Brigham Young was replaced as governor of Utah Territory.
German-American artist Albert Bierstadt began his landscapes of the American west.
Jacques Offenbach's operetta
Orpheus in the Underworld
premiered in Paris.
James Renwick began the design of Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
Minnesota was inaugurated as the 32nd state of the Union.
Isaac Singer designed a domestic sewing machine.
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