Date: October 5, 1900
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) More events from 1900Sergeant William Harvey Carney Receives Medal of Honor, May 23,…
Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders. Date: January 6, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Chicago Canal Opens January…
The Reichstag approves new legislation continuing Germany's naval expansion program, providing for construction of 38 battleships over a 20-year period. Germany's fleet would be the largest in the world. Date: June 12, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day…
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 1900Second…
Second Boer War: The Battle of Leliefontein takes place, during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses. Date: November 7, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900San Francisco Bubonic Plague Case in…
Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. Date: June 5, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Hopetoun Blunder: William Lyne Resigns as NSW Premier, December 19, 1900McKinley Reelected, Roosevelt Vice President, November 6, 1900Ottawa…