What Happened in 1900

Albert Einstein graduates from Federal Polytechnic in Zurich

Einstein applied directly to the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (later Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH)) in Zürich, Switzerland.... Read more

Warren Hickox House Constructed

Warren Hickox House, also known as the Hickox/Brown house, is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie school home that was constructed in Kankakee,... Read more

B. Harley Bradley House Constructed

The B. Harley Bradley House in Kankakee, Illinois, is widely acknowledged as Wright's first Prairie Style design. It is listed on the National... Read more

Montreal Shamrocks win Stanley Cup

A late season challenge from the Winnipeg Victorias saw the Montreal Shamrocks play three games against the Manitoba champions. Playing all three... Read more

Gottlieb Daimler Dies

In a letter to his wife in the 1870s there was historically significant remark. On a panoramic postcard of Cologne, Gottieb Daimler traced a three... Read more

U.S. Navy Acquires Its First Submarine

On April 11, 1900, the U.S. Navy acquired its first submarine, designed by Irish immigrant John P. Holland. Propelled by gasoline while on the... Read more

Scofield Mine Disaster

The Scofield mine disaster occurred on 1 May 1900 when an explosion ripped through the Winter Quarters Number Four mine located west of Scofield.... Read more

Games of the II Olympiad held in Paris, France

The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in... Read more

'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' is Published

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. It was originally published by the... Read more

President William McKinley appoints Sanford Dole first territorial governor of Hawaii

The territory of Hawaii is established and Sanford Dole, cousin of James Dole, is appointed first Governor of the new territory. Read more

Tacoma Trolley Disaster

Nearly a hundred people, passengers on a car bound for this city, were plunged into a gulch at Twenty-sixth and C Streets shortly after 8 o'clock... Read more

Prescott's Great Fire

Prescott is home to the historical area known as "Whiskey Row", until 1956 a notorious red-light district. In 1900, a great fire destroyed most of... Read more

Étienne Lenoir dies

Self-taught chemist and inventor Étienne Lenoir built the first practical internal-combustion engine, with valves allowing both the intake of an... Read more

U.S. Army Physician James Carroll Allowed An Infected Mosquito To Feed On Him

On August 27, 1900, U.S. Army physician James Carroll allowed an infected mosquito to feed on him in an attempt to isolate the means of... Read more

Galveston Hurricane of 1900

The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on the city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas, on September 8, 1900. It had estimated winds of 135 miles... Read more

A Hurricane Hits The Gulf Of Mexico

On September 8, 1900, hurricane winds of at least 120 miles per hour ripped across the Texas coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, killing over 5000... Read more

Winston Churchill Is Elected To The House Of Commons

Churchill from the beginning invariably addressed national rather than local issues. Oldham (for which he sat in 1900-06) was an important... Read more

Flight of 1900 Wright Glider

The 1900 glider was the Wrights’ first piloted aircraft. First flight-tested at Kitty Hawk in the fall of that year, it incorporated the... Read more

Theodore Roosevelt Elected Vice President of United States

Roosevelt was a powerful campaign asset for the Republican ticket, which defeated William Jennings Bryan in a landslide based on restoration of... Read more

Aaron Copland Is Born

American composer Aaron Copland was born on November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, at age 15 Copland... Read more

Oscar Wilde Dies

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday,... Read more

Winston Churchill Publishes 'The Story of the Malakand Field Force'

Every influence, every motive, that provokes the spirit of murder among men, impels these mountaineers to deeds of treachery and violence. The... Read more

Carry Nation Brings Her Campaign Against Alcohol To Wichita, Kansas

On December 27, 1900, Carry Nation brought her campaign against alcohol to Wichita, Kansas when she smashed the bar at the elegant Carey Hotel.... Read more