1862
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1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1862nd year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the
January 30: USS Monitor.
February 6: Battle of Fort Henry.
Diagram of US Federal Government and American Union. Published: 1862, July 15.
Dec. 30: Monitor sinks.
The International Exhibition of 1862, officially the London International Exhibition of Industry and Art, also known as the Great London Exposition, was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 18
1862
…Mississippi River. April 26 – Siege of Fort Macon – The besieged Confederate garrison at Fort Macon, North Carolina surrenders. May 1–November 1 – The 1862 International Exhibition is held at South Kensington in London; it is particularly noteworthy for an exhibit from Japan, influential in the development of Anglo-Japanese style…
1862 International Exhibition, South Kensington
Interior view of the Palace of Art and Industry from beneath the eastern dome
The members of the First Japanese Embassy to Europe (1862) visiting the expo
Babbage's Analytical Engine