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The 1900s (pronounced "nineteen-hundreds") was a decade that began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909. The Edwardian era (1901–1910) covers a similar span of time. The term "nineteen-hundreds" is sometimes also used to mean the entire century from January 1, 1900, to December 31, 1999 (the years beginning with "19").
Goebel, who had prevailed in a dispute over the winner of the 1899 election, had been sworn in on his deathbed. February 5 – Britain and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal through Nicaragua. February 7. San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 begins.
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1900 was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1900th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 900th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1900s decade. As of the ...
Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century. Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s – 1900s – 1910s 1920s 1930s. Years: 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909. Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture. Establishments – Disestablishments.
1898–1900: Zeppelin LZ 1 airship first produced. 1898–1900: The Boxer Rebellion in China; 1898–1902: The Thousand Days' War in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903. May 1: Commodore George Dewey sinks Spanish fleet near Manila. United States annexes the Republic of Hawaii
The term "eighteen-hundreds" could also mean the entire century from 1 January 1800 to 31 December 1899 (the years beginning with "18"), and is almost synonymous with the 19th century (1801–1900). The decade was a period of drastic change.
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas .
