Historical Events for May 1900
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Months in 1900: January February March April June July August September October November December
Results 1 - 31 of 31
1st - Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah
1st - Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond
2nd - George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London
3rd - 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25
5th - "The Billboard" began weekly publication
8th - 250 grave robbers shot to death
8th - Galveston Texas, hit by hurricane; about 6,000 die
8th - John McGraw & Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals
11th - James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title
12th - Boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed
12th - Lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city
17th - British troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony)
18th - Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
19th - Great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago
19th - World's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Italy & Switz, opens
20th - 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months)
22nd - Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative
22nd - Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player
23rd - Associated Press News Service forms in NY
24th - 34th Belmont: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim wins in 2:21ΒΌ
25th - Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics
26th - British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa
27th - Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in S Africa
28th - Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand
28th - Solar eclipse occurs
29th - 25th Preakness: H Spencer aboard Hindus wins in 1:48.4
29th - Trademark "Escalator" registered by Otis Elevator Co
31st - British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg
31st - Piet de Law captures Lt-Col Spragges Irish Yeomanry
31st - Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)
31st - US troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion
