Establishments
- The Christian Mission, later renamed The Salvation Army, is co-founded by William and Catherine Booth in London, England in 1865.
- The London Fire Brigade was established in 1865.
- Florence Nightingale founds school for nurses in 1860.
- Purdue University opens its doors on May 6, 1869 for the first time under a land grant from the Morrill Act
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