Historical Events for January 1900
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Results 1 - 23 of 23
1st - 1st date in John dos Passos' USA trilogy (The 42nd Parallel)
1st - British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established
1st - Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect
2nd - E Verlinger begins manufacturing 7" single-sided records (Montreal)
2nd - Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise," premieres in Paris
2nd - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
3rd - Gerhart Hauptmanns "Schluck und Jau," premieres in Berlin
3rd - Perihelion Passage
5th - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule.
6th - Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injured
6th - Maurice Ravel's "Albaradode Gracioso," premieres in Paris
10th - Lord Roberts & Lord Kitchener reach Capetown
12th - Freeland Colony founded in US
14th - Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca," premieres in Rome
15th - SCNEC soccer team forms
16th - The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
18th - Jan Blockx's "Tÿl Uilenspiegel" premieres in Brussels
24th - Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
24th - Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England
26th - Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart
27th - Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention
29th - Boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed
29th - American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee & Minneapolis
