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Mexican Revolution: A force of Maderistas captured Torreón and proceeded to massacre 303 of the city's Chinese residents
Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I
Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I
The technology company IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York
The technology company IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York
Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wea
Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensiv
Chris Watson became the first prime minister of Australia from the Australian Labor Party
Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank after striking several mines off Port Arthur, Chin
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa
Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British aga
The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy
The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy
Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle
Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army began a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Peking
Pearl Hart, one of the few female outlaws of the American Old West, committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robber
Antonio Luna, Commanding General of the Philippine Army, was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War
The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London