N’Djamena Founded as Fort-Lamy by Émile Gentil, May 29, 1900
Date: May 29, 1900
Date: May 29, 1900
Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. Date: June 20, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Paris…
Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover the first clay tablet with hieroglyphic writing in a script later called Linear B. Date: March 30, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900John Hay Announces Open Door Policy…
N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil. Date: May 29, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Gold Standard Act Ratified, U.S. Currency on Gold Standard – March 14, 1900Exposition Universelle…
Nicaragua sells canal rights to U.S. for $5 million. The canal agreement fails in March 1901. Great Britain rejects the amended treaty. Date: December 1, 1900 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Southern Cross Expedition Reaches Farthest South, First Great…
In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31 years old, succeeds to the throne. Date: July 29, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister. Date: May 17, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)…