Editing 1858 (section)

=== July–September ===
* [[July 1]] – [[On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection|A joint presentation]] of papers by [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]] and [[Alfred Russel Wallace]], announcing a theory of evolution by natural selection, are read at London's [[Linnean Society]].
* [[July 8]] – A peace treaty ends the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]].
* [[July 12]] –  ''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]'', a daily newspaper still in circulation, begins publication in [[Adelaide]], Australia.
* [[July 17]] – The [[HMS Lutine (1779)|Lutine bell]] is salvaged, and subsequently hung in [[Lloyd's of London]].
* [[July 28]] – In [[Bengal]], India, British officer [[William James Herschel]] uses the hand impression of Rajyadhar Konai, as a [[contract]] [[fingerprint]] signature.
* [[July 29]] –  The United States and Japan sign the [[Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)|Treaty of Amity and Commerce]], negotiated by [[Townsend Harris]].
* [[July]]
** [[Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour]] goads Austria into attacking [[Sardinia]].
** [[Pike's Peak Gold Rush]]: [[Fifty-Niner]]s stream into the [[Rocky Mountains]] of the western United States.
* [[August 2]]
** The [[Government of India Act 1858|Government of India Act]], passed by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], transfers the territories of the British [[East India Company]] and their administration to the direct rule of the [[British Crown]], through a [[Secretary of State for India]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wolpert|first=Stanley|year=1989|title=A New History of India|edition=3rd|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newhistoryofindi0003wolp/page/239 239–40]|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-505637-X|url=https://archive.org/details/newhistoryofindi0003wolp/page/239}}</ref>
** A bill is passed to create a modern sewage system in London as a result of [[the Great Stink]], when the heat of the summer made the smell from sewage in the Thames unbearable.
* [[August 5]] – [[Cyrus West Field]] and others complete the first transatlantic [[Telegraphy|telegraph]] cable, after several unsuccessful attempts. The service ends on [[September 1]], due to weak current.
* [[August 7]] – A football match, played under an unknown set of rules, is held between [[Melbourne Grammar School]] and [[Scotch College, Melbourne|Scotch College]].
* [[August 11]] – The [[Eiger]] is first ascended.
* [[August 16]] – U.S. President [[James Buchanan]] inaugurates the new trans-Atlantic [[Telegraphy|telegraph]] cable, by exchanging greetings with [[Queen Victoria]]. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
* [[August 21]] – The first of the [[Lincoln–Douglas debates]] is held in [[Illinois]].
[[File:Atlanticcablestamp.jpg|thumb|230px|right| [[August 5]]: A commemorative stamp for the first [[transatlantic telegraph cable]].]]
* [[August]] – The first [[aerial photography]] is carried out by [[Nadar (photographer)|Nadar]], from a [[moored balloon]] in France.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brief history of aerial photography|url=http://findaerialphotography.com/history.php|publisher=www.findaerialphotography.com|year=2007|access-date=2015-01-02}}</ref>
* [[September 11]] – [[Dom (mountain)|Dom]], the third-highest summit in the Alps, is first ascended.
* [[September]] – [[Cochinchina Campaign]]: French warships, under [[Charles Rigault de Genouilly]], attack and occupy [[Da Nang]], [[Vietnam]].