Date: July 7, 1900
One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. Date: April 12, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Hawaii Becomes U.S….
Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families. Date: June 18, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Hawaii Becomes U.S. Territory, June 14, 1900Robert Van Wyck Breaks…
Nigeria becomes a British protectorate with Frederick Lugard as high commissioner. Date: January 1, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Second Boer War: Bloody Sunday at Paardeberg, Imperial Forces Suffer Heavy Losses, February 18,…
Great Britain annexes Tonga Island. Date: May 19, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Southern Cross Expedition Reaches Farthest South, First Great Ice Barrier Landing, February 16, 1900Count Bernhard von Bülow Becomes Chancellor of…
Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor. Date: April 30, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Great Britain Annexes Tonga Island, May 19, 1900San Francisco Bubonic Plague…
British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. Six hundred British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner. Date: April 10, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900McKinley Reelected,…