Sergeant William Harvey Carney Receives Medal of Honor, May 23, 1900
Date: May 23, 1900
Date: May 23, 1900
A savage fire wrecked three steamships docked at a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Over 200 crew members and passengers are killed, and hundreds injured. Date: June 30, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1900 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. Date: June 20, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1900 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1900The Wonderful Wizard of Oz First Published in…
British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War. Date: March 13, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 13 π Events on this day in 1900 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1900John Hay Announces Open Door Policy for China Trade, January 2, 1900Datu Muhammad…
Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign. Date: December 19, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War. Date: March 13, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 13 π Events on this day in 1900 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Second Boer War: CronjΓ© Surrenders at Paardeberg, February 27, 1900Max Planck Discovers Planck’s…
Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat. Date: January 23, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1900 π On This Day…