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A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a yea
A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a yea
American author Jack London embarks on a sailing trip to take part in the Klondike's gold rush, from which he wrote…
Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British…
Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the…
Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo assassinates Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
The first International Congress of Mathematicians is held in Zürich, Switzerland.
The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v
Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average
An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that ki
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada,…
Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed
The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed
In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Soc
The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president
Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at…
Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at…
Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D
Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike