Historical Events for December 1900
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Results 1 - 17 of 17
1st - South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders
2nd - South African president Paul Kruger arrives in Germany
7th - Max Planck, in his house at Grunewald, on the outskirts of Berlin, discovers the law of black body emission.
9th - Dutch Pres Paul Kruger & Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession
12th - National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing," composed
13th - Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten
14th - Quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
16th - Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony
17th - 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy
17th - New Ellis Island Immigration station completed costing $1.5 million
18th - The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
20th - Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft)
21st - Gerhart Hauptmann's "Michael Kramer," premieres in Berlin
24th - Herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam
25th - Arthur Schnitzlers "Leutnant Gustl" forbidden in Germany
27th - Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS)
29th - General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia
