Editing 1885 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 2]] &ndash; [[Frog Lake Massacre]]: [[Cree]] warriors led by [[Wandering Spirit (Cree leader)|Wandering Spirit]] kill 9 settlers at [[Frog Lake, Alberta|Frog Lake]] in the [[Northwest Territories]].
* [[April 3]] &ndash; [[Gottlieb Daimler]] is granted a German patent, for his single-cylinder, [[water-cooled]] [[engine]] design.
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town Football Club]] is created by the merger of (Luton) Wanderers F.C. and Luton Excelsior F.C. in England.
* [[April 14]] &ndash; [[Sino-French War]]: A French victory at [[Kép]] causes China to withdraw its forces from [[Tonkin]], in the final engagement of the conflict.
* [[April 22]] &ndash; [[Symphony No. 7 (Dvořák)]] was premiered at [[St James's Hall]] in London.
* [[April 30]] &ndash; A bill is signed in the New York State legislature, forming the [[Niagara Falls|Niagara Falls State Park]].
* [[May 2]]
** ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'' magazine goes on sale for the first time in the United States.
** [[North-West Rebellion]] &ndash; [[Battle of Cut Knife]]: [[Cree]] and [[Assiniboine]] warriors win their largest victory over Canadian forces.
* [[May 9]]&ndash;[[May 12|12]] &ndash; [[North-West Rebellion]] &ndash; [[Battle of Batoche]]: Canadian government forces inflict a decisive defeat on [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] rebels, bringing an end to their part in the rebellion.
* [[May 19]] &ndash; After a [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 1885|three-month legislative battle]] in the [[Illinois General Assembly]], [[John A. Logan]] is re-elected to the [[United States Senate]].
* [[May 20]] &ndash; The first public train departs [[Swanage railway station]], on the newly built [[Swanage Railway]] in England.
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Battle of Loon Lake]]: The Canadian [[North-West Mounted Police]] and allies force a party of Plains [[Cree]] warriors to surrender in the last skirmish of the [[North-West Rebellion]], and the last battle fought on Canadian soil.
* [[June 17]] &ndash; The [[Statue of Liberty]] arrives in [[New York Harbor]].
* [[June 23]] &ndash; [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury]], becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]].