Cook Islands Become British Territory, October 9, 1900
Date: October 9, 1900
Date: October 9, 1900
The luxury raching yacht Idler capsizes and sinks on Lake Erie during a storm, drowning six of its seven passengers (all members of the family of Cleveland businessman James C. Corrigan). Date: July 7, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On…
The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. Date: June 25, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day…
President William McKinley places Alaska under military rule. Date: January 8, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Robert Van Wyck Breaks Ground for New York Rapid Transit Railroad, March 24, 1900Ottawa and Hull Fires…
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)…
The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. Date: July 9, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Second Boer War:…
Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails. Date: February 23, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Max Planck Discovers Planck’s Law of…