46 events found for 1900
Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer sh
Boxer Rebellion: China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issue
The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical an
A savage fire wrecked three steamships docked at a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey
The luxury raching yacht Idler capsizes and sinks on Lake Erie during a storm, drowning six of its seven passengers…
The luxury racing yacht Idler capsizes and sinks on Lake Erie during a storm, drowning six of its seven passengers…
The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local…
Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation.
Pressed by expanding immigration, Canada closes its doors to paupers and criminals.
Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name…
In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31…
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines set a new record for the eastward passage when it docked on Plymouth,…
The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines sets a new record for the eastward passage when it docks in 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…
Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.