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The technology company IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York
The technology company IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York
Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wea
The United States Congress passed the Mann Act, which prohibited the interstate transport of females for "immoral purpos
A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece.
A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece.
Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensiv
Organized by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, among others, Bolshevik revolutionaries robbed a bank stagecoach in Tifli
Organized by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, among others, Bolshevik revolutionaries robbed a bank stagecoach in Tifli
Members of the U.S. Army's all-black 25th Infantry Regiment were accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a…
First Russian Revolution: The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin began a mutiny against their officers
Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of…
Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of…
Chris Watson became the first prime minister of Australia from the Australian Labor Party
Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank after striking several mines off Port Arthur, Chin
Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaimed a republic, which existed for ten days before Ottoman forces destroyed the town.
Macedonian rebels in Kruševo established a republic, which existed for ten days before Ottoman forces destroyed the…
Slava, the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.
Slava (pictured), the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa