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Key Events in the History of Nova Scotia: 1865.
- April 2: Militia ordered out for drill in Lunenburg due to Fenian scare.
- April 9: General Lee surrenders to Grant.
- April 14: Lincoln is assassinated.
- The Return of Cholera: The last outbreak was in 1831; now, again, it was felt in England.
- October 18, 1865: A leading political figure in England, Henry John Temple Palmerston (1784-1865) died.
- Japan opens itself to the world.
- The first telegraph line is laid across the ocean floor from England to America. A new cable ship was employed, the largest ship afloat, the Great Eastern. Actually, the first cable was laid in 1858, but it did not work due to insulation problems.
- "... in 1865 the steam tonnage added to Lloyd's register for the first time exceeded that of sailing ships." However, sailing vessels still hauled a lot of cargo. "Steam has ousted sail for passenger and mail traffic, but sail could compete successfully in the carriage of bulky commodities (including coal for steamships) over long distances."
- Acadia Boot and Shoe Co. Incorporated by statute.
- Halifax Industrial School incorporated by statute.
- By the Education Act of 1865, compulsory assessment for the support of common schools went into effect.
- International Gold Mining Co. incorporated by statute.
- Stone Cutters and Masons' Association of Halifax incorporated by statute.
- Sydney and Bras d'Or Steamboat Co. incorporated by statute.
- Waverly Gold Mining Co. incorporated by statute.
- Windsor and Annapolis Railway Co. Incorporated by statute.
- [Backward In Time (1864)]
[Forward In Time (1866)]- April 2: Militia ordered out for drill in Lunenburg due to Fenian scare.
