4731 events
Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne
French government enacts its anti-clerical legislation Law of Association prohibiting the formation of new monastic…
William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking
American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the B
Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State
Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colom
Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria
The Reichstag approves new legislation continuing Germany's naval expansion program, providing for construction of 38 ba
The Reichstag approves new legislation continuing Germany's naval expansion program, providing for construction of 38 ba
The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval
The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval
Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families
Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China
Boxer Rebellion: China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issue
Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name…
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines set a new record for the eastward passage when it docked on Plymouth,…