11/10/1856
Newfoundland and New York linked by telegraph thanks to new cable under the Gulf of St. Lawrence Business/Industry
12/07/1863
Off Cape Cod, Canadian Confederate sympathizers seize the American steamer "Chesapeake" US/the World
07/28/1860
On his North American tour, the Prince of Wales stops at Sydney on Cape Breton en route to Halifax, Nova Scotia US/the World
07/30/1860
On the first leg of his North American tour, the Prince of Wales arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia US/the World
06/05/1859
Steamship bound for Glasgow from New York strikes an iceberg off of Newfoundland Crime/Disasters
06/06/1859
Steamship that struck an iceberg reaches port safely after a thirty-hour struggle Crime/Disasters
07/24/1860
The Prince of Wales and his party land for the first time in North America at St. John's, Newfoundland US/the World
07/23/1860
The Prince of Wales and his party make landfall in North America at St. John's, Newfoundland US/the World
