1900 (My world)

January
Hawaii Granted a delegate at the U.S. Republican National Convention. The first electric bus becomes operational in New York City. U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote American trade with China. The United States Census estimates the country's population to be about 70 million people. Strikes in Belgium and Germany end peacefully. The Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for an end to British rule. Dr. Henry A. Rowland of Johns Hopkins University announces a theory about the cause of the Earth's magnetism. Second Boer War: Boers sign a truce in Ladysmith, South Africa, President William McKinley of the United States places Alaska under civilian governance. The first through passenger train goes from Cairo to Khartoum. The opera Tosca premieres in Rome, Italy. The U.S. Senate accepts the British-German treaty of 1899, in which the United Kingdom renounced its claims to the American Samoa portion of the Samoan Islands. Brigham H. Roberts of Utah is seated by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Labor League Conference opens in Sydney, Australia, with plans to form a Federal Labor Party. This is spelled "Labor" even in Australia. January 27 Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China, demand that the Boxer rebels be forgiven. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with eight founding teams. Governor William Goebel of Kentucky survives [[Category:My World
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