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1900 was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1900th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 900th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1900s decade. As of the ...
July 14 – John H. Gear, U.S. Senator from Iowa from 1895 to 1900 (born 1825) August 2 – John Mason Loomis, lumber tycoon, Union militia colonel in the American Civil War and philanthropist (born 1825) August 5 – Luke Pryor, U.S. Senator from Alabama in 1880 (born 1820) August 12 – James Edward Keeler, astronomer (born 1857)
The 1900s (pronounced "nineteen-hundreds") was a decade that began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909. The Edwardian era (1901–1910) covers a similar span of time. The term "nineteen-hundreds" is sometimes also used to mean the entire century from January 1, 1900, to December 31, 1999 (the years beginning with "19").
March 4, 1901 – President McKinley begins second term; Roosevelt becomes the 25th vice president. September 6, 1901 – McKinley is shot, in Buffalo, New York.; September 14, 1901 – President McKinley dies, Vice President Roosevelt becomes the 26th president [1]
The first carbide lamp was invented and patented in New York City on August 28, 1900, by Frederick Baldwin. [74] 1900 Fly swatter. A fly swatter is a hand-held device for swatting and killing flies and other insects. The first modern fly-destruction device was invented in 1900 by Robert R. Montgomery, an entrepreneur based in Decatur, Illinois ...
5 February – the UK and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal through Nicaragua.; 6 February – a House of Commons vote of censure over the government's handling of the Second Boer War is defeated by a majority of 213.
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century; For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I; For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II
January 1: The Australian colonies federate. [1]January 22: Edward VII became King of England and India after Queen Victoria's death.; March 2: The Platt Amendment provides for Cuban independence in exchange for the withdrawal of American troops.