WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1900
Find out what all happened January to September 1900

The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. (6. February 1900)

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State. (24. May 1900)

The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift. (16. August 1900)

The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. (2. April 1900)

The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. (14. March 1900)

Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi. (21. June 1900)

Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans. (27. July 1900)

The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. (16. January 1900)

Gare d'Orsay railway station is inaugurated in Paris. (28. May 1900)

Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B. (5. April 1900)

The British Labour Party is founded. (27. February 1900)

Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion. (14. July 1900)

Second Boer War: British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. (13. March 1900)

The American League is organized in Philadelphia with eight founding teams. (29. January 1900)

Hawaii becomes a United States territory. (14. June 1900)

Irish leader John Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule. (5. January 1900)

American Statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. (2. January 1900)

Birsa Munda, an important figure in the Indian independence movement, dies in a British prison under mysterious circumstances. (9. June 1900)

Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. (21. June 1900)

Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. (20. June 1900)