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’]
Tag: 1900
27 February 1900
The British Labour Party is founded. In 1899, a Doncaster member of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, Thomas R. Steels, proposed in his union…
9 February 1900
The Davis Cup tennis competition is established. On February 9, 1900, the solid silver trophy known today as the Davis Cup is first put up…
9 February 1900
The Davis Cup competition is set up in tennis. On February 9, 1900, the solid silver trophy known today as the Davis Cup is first…
21 June 1900
China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan.
14 March 1900
The Gold Standard Act is ratified which places United States currency on the gold standard.