The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. The Gold Standard Act was a U.S. law passed on…
Tag: 1900
9 February 1900
The Davis Cup competition is established. The Davis Cup is one of the oldest and most prestigious team competitions in international sport, with roots stretching…
5 January 1900
Irish nationalist leader John Edward Redmond calls for revolt against British rule. John Edward Redmond was one of the most influential Irish nationalist leaders of…
9 February 1900
The Davis Cup competition is established. The Davis Cup is the premier international team competition in men’s tennis, organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)….
1 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. The…
18 October 1900
Count Bernhard von Bülow becomes chancellor of Germany Count Bernhard von Bülow, born Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow on May 3, 1849, and died…
14 March 1900
The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. The Gold Standard Act is a United States federal law…
17 May 1900
The children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz’]