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The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines set a new record for the eastward passage when it docked on Plymouth,…
Battle of Peking: The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion…
The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle…
The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines sets a new record for the eastward passage when it docks in Plymouth,…
Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at…
Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and asserts Boer Republic's right to self-determination.
Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
U.S. Government announces plans to buy Danish West Indies for $7 million.
Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona
NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
Philippine-American War: the American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and…
Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports
Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports
Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cu
Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cu