15 events in the story of civilization
The events of 1902 – 1903 AD — Anglo-Japanese Treaty; South African Peace Agreement; Britain And Germany Threaten Venezuela -France and Great Britain had b.
An Age in History(1/30/02) On January 30th, Japan and Great Britain signed a treaty of military alliance. The treaty provisions stated that if either country were attacked by another country, the co-signatory would maintain benevolent neutrality. If it were attacked by two or more countries, the co-signatory was committed to go to war on behalf of the ally. The agreement was aimed primarily at Russian expansion. T
(5/31/02) On May 31st, the Boers and the British signed the Peace of Vereeniging. The agreement was an acknowledgement of what was already a fact: British rule over South Africa. 1902
Britain And Germany Threaten Venezuela -France and Great Britain had been colonial rivals for much of the previous two centuries. Their last great confrontation had been over the control of Fashoda in the upper Nile region. France, however, realized that if it were to withstand German expansionism, it needed Great Britain as an ally. From the turn of the century, it became the quiet French policy
Entente Cordiale Established -France and Great Britain had been colonial rivals for much of the previous two centuries. Their last great confrontation had been over the control of Fashoda in the upper Nile region. France, however, realized that if it were to withstand German expansionism, it needed Great Britain as an ally. From the turn of the century, it became the quiet French policy to seek re
(6/11/03) Alexander I Obrenovich and his wife Draga Mashin were assassinated in the Royal Palace in Belgrade by dissident Serbian Army officers. 1903
(4/16/03)The Russian town of Kishinev was the scene of the worse attack on Jews in the new century. The town was half-Christian and half-Jewish. The immediate cause of the pogrom, which took place on Easter, was the death of a Christian girl on Easter eve. The old canard was again advanced that the Jews had killed the girl to make Passover matzoh (flat bread). The pogrom, in which dozens were kill
(8/03) At a meeting in London, the Russian Socialist Democratic Labor Party split into two factions. The first faction, led by Vladimir Lenin, was called the Bolsheviks, and believed that party rule should be restricted. The other group, known as the Menshiviks, believed in a more open party structure. 1903
Thousand of Bulgarian men, women and children were killed by Turkish troops. The Turks were in the process of suppressing a rebellion in Macedonia. Their tactic was to kill any Macedonian with whom they came into contact. 1903
British Conquer Northern Nigeria -(2/3/03) The British captured the mud-walled city of Kano, in Northern Nigeria, on February 3rd. The British subdued Northern Nigeria, after a British resident of Southern Nigeria was murdered and his murderer escaped north. Once Kano fell, the leaders of the various tribes of Northern Nigeria agreed to indirect British control. 1903
The United States immediately recognized a new regime in Panama. The regime broke away from Columbia after Columbia rejectedthe Hays–Herran Agreement for building a canal. Immediately upon recognition, the United States began negotiating for rights to build a canal across the isthmus. It received those rights, and construction began. 1903
(6/16/03) Henry Ford began selling the "Model A" auto for $850. His goal was to manufacture reliable cars at a price all could afford. His mass production methods would soon change the automobile industry, and eventually the world. 1903
(11/17/03) A revolution led by Philippe Jean Bunau-Varilla, an organizer of the Panama Canal Company, declared Panama independent from Colombia. US Naval forces prevented the Colombians from suppressing the revolt. On November 17th, the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed between Panama and the US, giving Americans exclusive rights over the Canal Zone. 1903
(7/4/03) President Theodore Roosevelt sent the first message across the Pacific Cable. The message connected San Francisco and Manila. 1903
Helium, which occurs only very rarely in nature, was discovered in Daxter, Kansas. 1903
"Wright Flyer" Flies -(12/17/03) On December 17th, man's first flight in a heavier-than-air vehicle occured in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The inventors were Orville and Wilbur Wright . In the first flight, the plane flew for 12 seconds for 120 feet. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1429421741137-1'); }); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); © 1996-2022