June 1
June 1
Future President Hoover caught in Boxer Rebellion
On June 1, 1900, future President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou are caught in the middle of the Boxer Rebellion in China. After marrying in Monterey, California, on February…
A Year In History: 1900
This Year in History:
1900
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
June 20
June 20
Boxer Rebellion begins in China
In response to widespread foreign encroachment upon China’s national affairs, Chinese nationalists launch the so‑called Boxer Rebellion in Peking. Calling themselves I Ho Ch’uan, or “the Righteous and Harmonious Fists,”…
July 6
July 6
Warren Earp killed in Arizona
Warren Earp, the youngest of the famous clan of gun fighting brothers, is murdered in an Arizona saloon. Nicholas and Virginia Earp raised a family of five sons and four…
July 29
July 29
Italian American assassinates Italian king
In Monza, Italy, King Umberto I is shot to death by Gaetano Bresci, an Italian‑born anarchist who resided in America before returning to his homeland to murder the king. Crowned…
September 8
September 8
Deadly hurricane batters Texas
One of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history hits Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, killing more than 6,000 people. The storm caused so much destruction on the Texas coast…
November 8
November 8
Margaret Mitchell, author of “Gone with the Wind,” is born
On November 8, 1900, Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind (1936), is born in Atlanta, Georgia. Mitchell worked as a journalist for the Atlanta Journal for six years.…
November 22
November 22
First Mercedes goes for a test drive
On November 22, 1900, the first car to be produced under the Mercedes name is taken for its inaugural drive in Cannstatt, Germany. The car was specially built for its…
December 14
December 14
The birth of quantum theory
German physicist Max Planck publishes his groundbreaking study of the effect of radiation on a “blackbody” substance, and the quantum theory of modern physics is born. Through physical experiments, Planck…
December 27
December 27
Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes bar
Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes up the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas, causing several thousand dollars in damage and landing in jail. Nation, who was released shortly after…
