Second Boer War: Battle of Spion Kop Stops British Relief, January 24, 1900

The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation. Date: July 19, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900McKinley Reelected, Roosevelt Vice President, November 6, 1900Empress Dowager Cixi Orders Foreigners Killed in China…

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State. Date: May 24, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Franz Joseph Decrees German for Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces January 13, 1900King Umberto I Assassinated;…

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 1900Exposition Universelle Opens in Paris – April…

The British Army begins the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith. Date: February 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Reichstag Approves Germany’s Naval Expansion, 38…

The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom. Date: October 9, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900N’Djamena Founded as Fort-Lamy by Émile Gentil, May 29, 1900Eight-Nation Alliance Captures Tientsin in Boxer…

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 1900Hawaii Becomes U.S. Territory,…