WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO JULY 1900
Find out what all happened May to July 1900

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

American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863. (23. May 1900)

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

N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil. (29. May 1900)

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

Empress Dowager Longyu of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families. (18. June 1900)

Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking. (17. May 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)

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

Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. (9. July 1900)

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

The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga. (18. 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)

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

The Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. (25. June 1900)

The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany. (2. July 1900)

The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation. (19. July 1900)

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. (5. June 1900)

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