Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca Opens in Rome, January 14, 1900

A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague in the first plague epidemic in the continental United States. Date: February 7, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Steamer Deutschland Sets Eastward…

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) More events from 1900Gold Standard Act Ratified, U.S. Currency on…

American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. Date: January 2, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Claude Monet Paintings Shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris,…

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) More events from 1900Robert Van Wyck Breaks Ground for New York Rapid Transit Railroad, March 24, 1900John Hay Announces…

The Davis Cup competition is established. Date: February 9, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 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, 1900Kaiser Wilhelm II’s “Hun” Speech July…

Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking. 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 1900US Senate Accepts Anglo-German Treaty on Samoa Claims, January 16, 1900Second Boer War: British Relieve Mafeking, May 19,…