WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1900
Find out what all happened February to September 1900

The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy. (14. June 1900)

The Davis Cup competition is established. (9. February 1900)

Governor of Kentucky William Goebel dies of wound sustained in an assassination attempt three days earlier in Frankfort, Kentucky. (3. February 1900)

In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. (29. July 1900)

N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil. (29. May 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)

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

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

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

Second Boer War: In South Africa, 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State. (14. February 1900)

The Scofield mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. (1. May 1900)

Galveston Hurricane of 1900: a powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people. (8. September 1900)

Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. (13. September 1900)

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

Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro. (26. May 1900)

Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. (24. March 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)

Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines. (15. April 1900)

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

Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded. (27. February 1900)