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: Established in 1859, this commission produced a comprehensive report recommending a massive expenditure of £11.85 million to build "Palmerston Forts" to protect British dockyards from potential foreign invasion.

The year 1859 was marked by several significant government and scientific reports, most notably those detailing the Carrington Event —the most massive geomagnetic storm on record. In the United States, various executive departments also issued their annual operational summaries for that fiscal year. : Established in 1859, this commission produced a

: Following the raid on Harpers Ferry , Col. R.E. Lee submitted an official military report on October 19, 1859, detailing the capture of John Brown and his fellow insurgents. U.S. Government Annual Reports Col. R. E. Lee's Report (October 19, 1859) : Established in 1859