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Wesley College is established in Melbourne

Wesley College is a co-educational, open-entry private school in Melbourne, Australia.

Wesley College is a co-educational, open-entry private school in Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1866, the college is the only school in Victoria to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) from early childhood to Year 12.

The college consists of three main metropolitan campuses in Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Glen Waverley and Elsternwick, residential Wesley Studio School (Yiramalay) in the Kimberley Region.

Wesley was the first registered school in Australia and is a founding member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS). It is affiliated with the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia, the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Historical Significance

Wesley College is a co-educational, open-entry private school in Melbourne, Australia.

Events Before

  1. New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad Street, near Wall Street, in New York City

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  2. Confederate Brigadier-General John Pegram marries Hetty Cary (US Civil War)

    Confederate Brigadier-General John Pegram marries Hetty Cary (US Civil War)

  3. Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States

    Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States except as punishment for a crime [1] [2]

  4. Robert E. Lee is named general-in-chief of Confederate forces

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  5. General Robert E. Lee is appointed General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies during the US Civil War

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Events After

  1. Labor union leader Samuel Gompers (17) weds co-worker Sophia Julian (16) in Brooklyn, New York

    Labor union leader Samuel Gompers (17) weds co-worker Sophia Julian (16) in Brooklyn, New York

  2. Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (45) weds Anna Snitkina at Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (45) weds Anna Snitkina at Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia

  3. British North America Act is passed in the House of Commons, serves as Canada's constitution for more than 100 years

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  4. Joseph Lister first outlines the discovery of antiseptic surgery in an article in "The Lancet"

    Joseph Lister first outlines the discovery of antiseptic surgery in an article in "The Lancet"

  5. The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre

    The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre

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Alfred Stieglitz is born

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Qi Baishi is born

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on January 18, 1866?
Wesley College is a co-educational, open-entry private school in Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1866, the college is the only school in Victoria to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) from early childhood to Year 12. The college consists of three main metropolitan campuses in Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Glen Waverley and Elsternwick, residential Wesley Studio School (Yiramalay) in the Kimberley Region.
Why is Wesley College is established in Melbourne significant?
Wesley College is a co-educational, open-entry private school in Melbourne, Australia.

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January 18 in HistoryYear 1866