1718 events
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa
In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the…
The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was…
U.S. vice president Theodore Roosevelt first publicly used the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick" (cartoon…
U.S. vice president Theodore Roosevelt first publicly used the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick" (cartoon…
U.S. president William McKinley was fatally shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo,…
With Beijing occupied by foreign troops from the Eight-Nation Alliance, Qing China was forced to sign the Boxer…
With Beijing occupied by foreign troops from the Eight-Nation Alliance, Qing China was forced to sign the Boxer…
Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States at age 42, the youngest person ever to do so, eight days…
Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British aga
The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy
The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy
Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle
Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army began a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Peking
Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.
Pearl Hart, one of the few female outlaws of the American Old West, committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robber
Antonio Luna, Commanding General of the Philippine Army, was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War
A Category 1 hurricane (map pictured) made landfall in Azua Province, Dominican Republic, and destroyed three large…
In a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War, the United States captured Guam from Spain
The United States captured Guam from Spain in a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War