Fires destroy Canadian cities Ottawa and Hull, reducing them to ashes in 12 hours. Twelve thousand people are left without a home. Date: April 26, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines. Date: April 15, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris. Date: April 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
Prince George becomes absolute monarch of the Cretan State. Date: April 1, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Carnegie Steel Company is formed in New Jersey; its capitalization of $160 million is the largest to date. Date: March 24, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. Date: March 24, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. Date: March 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)