January 31 » Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
May 23 » 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.
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
June 5 » Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.
September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
Day of death October 24, 1900
The temperature on October 24, 1900 was about 9.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
May 17 » Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
May 26 » 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.
June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
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