UK Proclaims Protectorate Over Tonga, May 18, 1900

Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people. Date: September 8, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Carnegie Steel Company Formed in New Jersey, Largest Capitalization to Date, March 24,…

Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, names Lord Roberts commander of British forces in South Africa. Date: February 1, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Steamer Deutschland Sets Eastward Passage Record, August…

To combat Czech nationalism, Emperor Franz Joseph decrees German will be language of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces. Date: January 13, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900Second Boer War: Cronjé Surrenders at Paardeberg, February…

The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. Date: June 25, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day…

Opening of World Amateur championship at the Paris Exposition Universelle, also known as Olympic Games. Date: May 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1900The Wonderful Wizard of Oz First Published in U.S. May…

Chicago Canal opens. 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 1900Baron Eduard Toll Departs Saint Petersburg on Zarya, June 20, 1900UK Proclaims Protectorate Over Tonga, May 18, 1900Second German Naval Law Sparks…