01 Jan 1900
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British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established
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01 Jan 1900
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Compulsory education in the Netherlands goes into effect
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02 Jan 1900
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E Verlinger begins manufacturing 7" single-sided records (Montreal)
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02 Jan 1900
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Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise, " premieres in Paris
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02 Jan 1900
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American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. |
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03 Jan 1900
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Gerhart Hauptmanns "Schluck und Jau, " premieres in Berlin
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03 Jan 1900
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Perihelion Passage
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05 Jan 1900
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Irish leader John Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule. |
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06 Jan 1900
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Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injured
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06 Jan 1900
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Second Boer War: Having already sieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders. |
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10 Jan 1900
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Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener reach Cape Town
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12 Jan 1900
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Freeland Colony founded in US
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14 Jan 1900
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Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" premieres in Rome
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15 Jan 1900
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SCNEC soccer team forms
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16 Jan 1900
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The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. |
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18 Jan 1900
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Jan Blockx's "T
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23 Jan 1900
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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. |
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24 Jan 1900
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Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop. |
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24 Jan 1900
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Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England
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24 Jan 1900
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Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
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26 Jan 1900
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Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer" premieres in Stuttgart
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27 Jan 1900
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Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention
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29 Jan 1900
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The American League is organized in Philadelphia with eight founding teams. |
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29 Jan 1900
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American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee & Minneapolis
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29 Jan 1900
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Boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed
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31 Jan 1900
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Datu Muhammad Salleh is assassinated in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion. |
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02 Feb 1900
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Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris
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03 Feb 1900
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Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Baltimore
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03 Feb 1900
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Governor of Kentucky William Goebel dies of wound sustained in an assassination attempt three days earlier in Frankfort, Kentucky. |
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05 Feb 1900
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British troops under General Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal
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05 Feb 1900
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The United States and the United Kingdom sign a treaty for the Panama Canal. |
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06 Feb 1900
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Battle at Vaalkrans, South-Africa (Boers vs. British army)
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06 Feb 1900
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The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. |
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07 Feb 1900
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British troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal
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07 Feb 1900
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Labour Party forms in England
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07 Feb 1900
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Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith. |
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09 Feb 1900
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Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup
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09 Feb 1900
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The Davis Cup competition is established. |
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10 Feb 1900
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Peter Ostlund skates world record 500 meter (45.2 seconds)
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14 Feb 1900
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Date of events in movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock"
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14 Feb 1900
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Second Boer War: In South Africa, 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State. |
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15 Feb 1900
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General French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes
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16 Feb 1900
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 3 games to 1
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16 Feb 1900
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1st Chinese daily newspaper in US publishes 1st issue (Chung Sai Yat Po-San Francisco)
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16 Feb 1900
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Stanley Cup Montr
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18 Feb 1900
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Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg. |
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18 Feb 1900
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Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam
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18 Feb 1900
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Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured
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18 Feb 1900
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British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal
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19 Feb 1900
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British troops occupy Hlangwane Natal
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22 Feb 1900
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Battle at Wynne's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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22 Feb 1900
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Hawaii became a US territory
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23 Feb 1900
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Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in SF Bay
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23 Feb 1900
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Second Boer War: Boers and British troops fight in the Battle of Hart's Hill. |
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23 Feb 1900
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Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in San Francisco Bay
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23 Feb 1900
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Battle at Hart's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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27 Feb 1900
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Battle at Pietershoogte
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27 Feb 1900
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British Labour Party forms
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27 Feb 1900
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Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded. |
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27 Feb 1900
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The British Labour Party is founded. |
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27 Feb 1900
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Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg. |
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27 Feb 1900
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Conference in London calls for creation of a British labor party
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27 Feb 1900
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Battle at Pietershoogte; Boer General Cronj
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28 Feb 1900
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The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted. |
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28 Feb 1900
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General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith Natal
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03 Mar 1900
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US Steel Corporation organizes
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05 Mar 1900
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American Hall of Fame found
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07 Mar 1900
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Battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, President Kruger flees
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07 Mar 1900
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2 games
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07 Mar 1900
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The German liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore. |
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08 Mar 1900
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NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee)
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10 Mar 1900
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Battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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12 Mar 1900
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President Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein
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13 Mar 1900
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Second Boer War: British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. |
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13 Mar 1900
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British troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange-Free state
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14 Mar 1900
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The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. |
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14 Mar 1900
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Hugo de Vries rediscovers Mendel's laws of genetics
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14 Mar 1900
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US currency goes on gold standard
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16 Mar 1900
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AL meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an AL team will be in
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16 Mar 1900
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Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. |
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16 Mar 1900
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American League meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an American League teams will be in Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland & Buffalo
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16 Mar 1900
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Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus
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17 Mar 1900
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2
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18 Mar 1900
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Ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms
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24 Mar 1900
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Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. |
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25 Mar 1900
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US Socialist Party is formed at Indianapolis
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26 Mar 1900
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1st edition The (Free) People (Netherlands, probably Amsterdam)
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30 Mar 1900
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Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Compulsory education law
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31 Mar 1900
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Brigadier-General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands
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01 Apr 1900
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1st edition of Dutch newspaper "The People"
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02 Apr 1900
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1st edition of The Volk published (Amsterdam)
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02 Apr 1900
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The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. |
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04 Apr 1900
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Assassination attempt on Prince of Wales / King Edward VII
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04 Apr 1900
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British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer general De Wet
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05 Apr 1900
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Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails
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05 Apr 1900
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Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B. |
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06 Apr 1900
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James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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11 Apr 1900
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US Navy's 1st submarine made its debut
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14 Apr 1900
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Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley is established
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14 Apr 1900
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President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris France
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15 Apr 1900
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Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines. |
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15 Apr 1900
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An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hours
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15 Apr 1900
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International Exposition opens in Paris France
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16 Apr 1900
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US Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps
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17 Apr 1900
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7 high chiefs of American Samoa sign Instrument of Cession
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19 Apr 1900
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Highest scoring opening game, Phillies beat Braves 19-17 in 10
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23 Apr 1900
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1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)
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23 Apr 1900
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1st known occurrence of word "hillbillie" (New York Journal)
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24 Apr 1900
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Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer
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26 Apr 1900
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AL opener in Cleveland draws 6,500
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26 Apr 1900
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American League opener in Cleveland draws 6,500
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30 Apr 1900
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Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughan, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express. |
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30 Apr 1900
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Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor. |
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30 Apr 1900
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165 lb Robert Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match
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30 Apr 1900
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USA annexes Hawaii
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01 May 1900
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Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah
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01 May 1900
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Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond
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01 May 1900
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The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. |
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02 May 1900
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George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell, " premieres in London
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05 May 1900
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"The Billboard" began weekly publication
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08 May 1900
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250 grave robbers shot to death
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08 May 1900
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Galveston Texas, hit by hurricane; about 6,000 die
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08 May 1900
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John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals
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11 May 1900
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James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title
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12 May 1900
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Boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed
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12 May 1900
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Lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city
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17 May 1900
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Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking. |
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17 May 1900
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British troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony)
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18 May 1900
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The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga. |
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18 May 1900
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Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
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19 May 1900
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Great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago
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20 May 1900
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2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris France (lasted 5 months)
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22 May 1900
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Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative
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22 May 1900
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Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player
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23 May 1900
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American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863. |
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23 May 1900
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Associated Press News Service forms in New York
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24 May 1900
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Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State. |
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24 May 1900
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34th Belmont Stakes: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim wins in 2:21
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24 May 1900
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Britain annexes Orange Free State
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25 May 1900
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Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics
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26 May 1900
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Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro. |
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26 May 1900
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British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa
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27 May 1900
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Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in South Africa
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28 May 1900
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Gare d'Orsay railway station is inaugurated in Paris. |
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28 May 1900
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Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony)
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28 May 1900
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Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand
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28 May 1900
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Solar eclipse occurs
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29 May 1900
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Trademark "Escalator" registered by Otis Elevator Company
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29 May 1900
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N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil. |
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29 May 1900
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25th Preakness: H Spencer aboard Hindus wins in 1:48.4
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29 May 1900
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Trademark "Escalator" registered by Otis Elevator Co
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31 May 1900
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British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg
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31 May 1900
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Piet de Law captures Lieutenant-Colonel Spragges Irish Yeomanry
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31 May 1900
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Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)
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31 May 1900
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US troops arrive in Peking, help put down Boxer Rebellion
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01 Jun 1900
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British army occupiers Pretoria South-Africa
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05 Jun 1900
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Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. |
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07 Jun 1900
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Boer general Christian de Law occupiers British train depot Roodewal
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08 Jun 1900
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 6 Napoleons" (BG)
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09 Jun 1900
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Birsa Munda, an important figure in the Indian independence movement, dies in a British prison under mysterious circumstances. |
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12 Jun 1900
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German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power
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13 Jun 1900
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China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians
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14 Jun 1900
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Hawaiian Territorial Government begins
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14 Jun 1900
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Hawaii becomes a United States territory. |
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14 Jun 1900
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The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy. |
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14 Jun 1900
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Hawaiian Republic becomes the US Territory of Hawaii
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17 Jun 1900
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Boxer Rebellion: Allied Western and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China. |
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18 Jun 1900
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Gen Luigi Pelloux resigns as Premier of Italy
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18 Jun 1900
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Empress Dowager Longyu of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families. |
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20 Jun 1900
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Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. |
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20 Jun 1900
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Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. |
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21 Jun 1900
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Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers
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21 Jun 1900
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Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi. |
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21 Jun 1900
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Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In
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25 Jun 1900
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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. |
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26 Jun 1900
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Dr Walter Reed begins research that beats Yellow Fever
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30 Jun 1900
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4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks NJ, 326 die
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02 Jul 1900
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Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1st airship LZ-1, flies
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02 Jul 1900
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The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany. |
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05 Jul 1900
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Compulsory education law passes Dutch 1st Chamber
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07 Jul 1900
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Boston hurler Kid Nichols notches his 300th career victory
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08 Jul 1900
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1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids)
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09 Jul 1900
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Australia accepts its constitution
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09 Jul 1900
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Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an Act creating Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government. |
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09 Jul 1900
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Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. |
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11 Jul 1900
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Boer general De la Rey captures Scots Greys and Lincolns
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12 Jul 1900
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13 Jul 1900
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Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8
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14 Jul 1900
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Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion. |
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15 Jul 1900
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President Steyn / General De Law escape Brandwater Basin
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17 Jul 1900
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New York Giant Christy Mathewson begins career losing to Brooklyn Superbas
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19 Jul 1900
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The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation. |
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21 Jul 1900
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Pope Leo XIII encyclical to the Greek-Melkite rite
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23 Jul 1900
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Pan-African Congress meets in London
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24 Jul 1900
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Race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed
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28 Jul 1900
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Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut
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29 Jul 1900
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In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. |
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31 Jul 1900
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Boer Generals Prinsloo and Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin
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03 Aug 1900
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The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded. |
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07 Aug 1900
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Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike
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10 Aug 1900
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1st Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Boston (3-0)
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10 Aug 1900
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1st Davis Cup Tennis Tournament (Mass) US beats England
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14 Aug 1900
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1st electric tram in the Netherlands (Leidseplein-Brouwersgracht)
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14 Aug 1900
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2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion
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14 Aug 1900
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The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China. |
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14 Aug 1900
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Intl forces including US Marines enter Beijing to put down Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at ridding China of foreigners
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16 Aug 1900
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The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift. |
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23 Aug 1900
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National Negro Business League organizes (Boston)
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27 Aug 1900
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Battle at Bergendal: General Buller beats Boer general Botha
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30 Aug 1900
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Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed
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31 Aug 1900
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British troops over run Johannesburg
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31 Aug 1900
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Dodgers' Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies
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02 Sep 1900
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Telegraph use between Germany and US begins
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03 Sep 1900
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British annex Natal (South Africa)
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05 Sep 1900
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France proclaims a protectorate over Chad
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06 Sep 1900
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British General Buller occupies Lydenburg South Africa
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08 Sep 1900
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6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas
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08 Sep 1900
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Galveston Hurricane of 1900: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people. |
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10 Sep 1900
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20.3 cm rainfall at Elk Point, South Dakota (state record)
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11 Sep 1900
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President Kruger crosses border with Mozambique
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13 Sep 1900
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Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. |
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17 Sep 1900
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Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed
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17 Sep 1900
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Queen Victoria disbands British parliament
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17 Sep 1900
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Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac. |
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27 Sep 1900
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Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St, New York City
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02 Oct 1900
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Belgian crown Prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern
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03 Oct 1900
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Edward Elgar / Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham
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04 Oct 1900
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Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)
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05 Oct 1900
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6th US Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago Golf Club - Illinois
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05 Oct 1900
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Harry Vardon wins US Open golf tournament
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07 Oct 1900
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The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event
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09 Oct 1900
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8.3 earthquake shakes Cape Yakataga, Alaska
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09 Oct 1900
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The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom. |
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16 Oct 1900
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Queen Wilhelmina leaves Duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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19 Oct 1900
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Henry O Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition
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19 Oct 1900
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S African President Paul Kruger departs for Europe
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19 Oct 1900
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Max Planck, in his house at Grunewald, on the outskirts of Berlin, discovers the law of black-body radiation (Planck's law). |
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24 Oct 1900
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General Redvers Buller returns to England
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25 Oct 1900
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The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal. |
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25 Oct 1900
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England annexes Transvaal
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26 Oct 1900
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After 4 years of work, 1st section of New York subway opens
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28 Oct 1900
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After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close
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28 Oct 1900
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After over 5 months the Paris Olympic games close
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30 Oct 1900
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1st-ever US auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in New York City
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31 Oct 1900
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AL President Ban Johnson writes to NL President Nick Young seeking peace
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03 Nov 1900
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1st US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
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06 Nov 1900
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Battle at Bothaville: General Major Charles Knox beats Boers
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06 Nov 1900
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President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan
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13 Nov 1900
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Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League
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29 Nov 1900
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Lord Kitchener succeeds lord Roberts up as Supreme Commander in South Africa
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30 Nov 1900
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A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles
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01 Dec 1900
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South African President Paul Kruger visits Flanders
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02 Dec 1900
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South African President Paul Kruger arrives in Germany
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09 Dec 1900
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Dutch President Paul Kruger and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession
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12 Dec 1900
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National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing, " composed
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12 Dec 1900
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National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing" is composed
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13 Dec 1900
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Battle at Nooitgedacht: Generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten
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14 Dec 1900
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Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law. |
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16 Dec 1900
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Boer army under General Kritzinger take Cape colony
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17 Dec 1900
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1st prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy
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17 Dec 1900
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New Ellis Island Immigration station completed costing $1.5 million
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18 Dec 1900
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The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic. |
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19 Dec 1900
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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. |
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20 Dec 1900
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Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft)
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21 Dec 1900
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Gerhart Hauptmann's "Michael Kramer" premieres in Berlin
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24 Dec 1900
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Herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam
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25 Dec 1900
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Arthur Schnitzlers "Leutnant Gustl" forbidden in Germany
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26 Dec 1900
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A relief crew arrives at the lighthouse on the Flannan Isles of Scotland, UK, only to find the previous crew has disappeared without a trace. |
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27 Dec 1900
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Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Hotel Carry Annex Bar, Wichita KS)
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29 Dec 1900
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General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia
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