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European nations divide Central and West Africa at the Berlin West Africa Conference
Berlin West Africa Conference, a series of negotiations at Berlin, in which the major European nations met to decide all questions connected with the Congo River basin in Central Africa. The conference, proposed by Portugal in pursuance of its special claim to control of the Congo estuary, was necessitated by the jealousy and suspicion with which the great European powers viewed one another’s attempts at colonial expansion in Africa. -
America gets use of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese torpedo and bomber planes on December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time. The sneak attack sparked outrage in the American populace, news media, government and the world. -
Grover Cleveland is elected President
I do not think you can find anywhere a man whose career was more remarkable than that of Grover Cleveland. Honesty in office made him President of the United States, and that is a splendid thing to say of any man. -
Planters overthrow the Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani
On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president. The coup occurred with the foreknowledge of John L. Stevens, the U.S. minister to Hawaii, and 300 U.S. Marines from the U.S. cruiser Boston were called to Hawaii, allegedly to protect American lives. -
Sino Japanese war ends with Japanese victory over China
By the time the conflict broke out in 1894, Japan had emerged from her centuries of isolation and boldly stepped into the modern world, adopting Western-style education and industry. Coming to the throne just as Japan was forced to open to the West, the Meiji Emperor had pulled off a slick move by opposing the forces of feudalism, making anyone who obstructed his reforms guilty of personal disloyalty to the throne. -
William Mckinley is elected president
William McKinley, the twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born in Niles, Trumbull county, Ohio, on the 29th of January 1843. His ancestors on the paternal side were Scotch-Irish who lived at Dervock, Co. Antrim, and spelled the family name "McKinlay." -
Spanish-American war takes place
In the spring and summer of 1898, the United States waged a brief but decisive war against Spanish colonial forces in Cuba and the Philippine Islands. One cause of the war was revulsion among Americans against the ruthless tactics employed by Spain to suppress a revolt in its colony of Cuba. -
Boxer Rebellion occurs in China
November 2, 1899 - September 7, 1901. The Boxer Rebellion, was also known as the Boxer Uprising or the Yihetuan Movement. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president after McKinley is assasinated
In September of nineteen hundred and one, President William McKinley was assassinated. His vice president, Theodore Roosevelt, was sworn in to replace him. -
Republic of Panama is established
The Republic of Panama has a cosmopolitan capital city, incredible rainforests and some of the best diving, bird watching and marine fishing in the world. Panama is a proud, beatiful and prosperous nation that honors its seven indigenous tribes, respects and tolerates all religions and races without prejudice.
