What was happening in the world in the year of the foundation of the Pious Society of St Francis of Sales?

What was happening in the world in the year of the foundation of the Pious Society of St Francis of Sales?

1859

In April, the construction of the Suez Canal begins in Egypt;
The second Italian war of independence is fought between April and July;
At the end of April, the first part of "Tale of Two Cities" is published, one of the only two historical novels by Charles Dickens;

In May, the bells of Big Ben sound for the first time;
In November, Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" is published;
In Peru, Lima Cricket and Football Club, the oldest football club in South America, was founded;
In England, the first Society for the promotion of women's employment is established.

In this historical context, 160 years ago, on December 18, 1859 in the suburbs of Turin, the Pious Society of St. Francis of Sales was born, with 17 members, plus its founder: Giovanni Bosco.

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