What is 1861?
{{Year nav|1861}} {{Year in various calendars|1861}} {{Year article header|1861}} == Events == *The [[American Civil War]] begins. * [[January 1]] - [[Benito Juárez]] captures [[Mexico City]]. * [[March 19]] &ndash; The [[First Taranaki War]] ends in New Zealand. * [[August 19]] &ndash; First ascent of [[Weisshorn]], fifth highest summit in the Alps. * September &ndash; The first complete identified remains of ''[[Archaeopteryx]]'' are discovered in Germany. {{births}} {{deaths}} [[Category:1861| ]] == Related pages == [[1861 in architecture]]