The German flag was formally hoisted at Apia, the capital of Samoa, and Wilhelm Solf became the colony's first governor. Chief Mata'afa, who had fought against the Germans, and Chief Tamasese, who had been the puppet ruler during German occupation, reconciled. Mata'afa was named as the Paramount Chief of the Western Samoa colony, although Germany's Kaiser WilhelmII was designated as the Paramount King.
Britain and its subjects celebrated across the world when the news arrived of the relief of the South African fortress Ladysmith. "London went literally mad with joy, and throughout England the scenes witnessed have no parallel in the memories of this generation."
March 2, 1900 (Friday)
The University of Kansas basketball team would win three NCAA championships (1952, 1988 and 2008), but suffered its worst loss of all time on this evening in Lincoln, falling to the University of Nebraska 48–8. "Coach Naismith, who is the originator of the game of basket ball, came up from Lawrence yesterday afternoon and brought a team that represents fine physical specimens of manhood", wrote a local paper, "but they were slow in following the ball. The complained of the slickness of the floor..."
Statehood Day celebration ... This is the 125th anniversary of the GFWC Seward Woman’s Club, organized in 1900. Nebraska was officially declared a state on March 1, 1867, but school would not be in session this year because March 1 is a Saturday ... 16.
At the meeting, Busch wielded the gavel, borrowed from the MetuchenEdisonHistorical Society, that was used by Metuchen's first mayor to begin marking the 125th anniversary of the borough being organized on March 20, 1900.
After both railroads arrived, the Clarendon offered bus service to both stations ... It offered ... The Clarendon was destroyed by a fire somewhere between May of 1899 — when you could get a room for $5.00 or $6.00 with food — and March of 1900 ... .
Sung to a march beat, the song is an anthem of the self-sacrificing pioneers of modern Israel, who, in the italicized lines, contrast their lives with those of the Maccabees as described in the Babylonian Talmud..
These genre-spanning cultural feats from turn-of-the-century Vienna are the focus of the National Museum of Korea’s (NMK) new exhibition, “Vienna 1900... “Vienna 1900. The Dreaming Artists” runs through March 3, 2025, at the NMK.
Dibrugarh ... The process is governed by the parole guidelines under the Prisoners Act, 1894, and the Prisoners Act, 1900.Basant Singh has been incarcerated at the maximum security Dibrugarh jail since March 19, 2023, under the National Security Act ... .
5 safety tips for winter driving conditions ...The Republic ... Temperatures can drop in Phoenix, but snow that sticks to the ground is exceedingly rare ... It has measurably snowed only a handful of other times in central Phoenix since 1900. March 12, 1917.
BEFORE 1900ShawneeDaily News – March 25, 1898, to May 15, 1898; Weekly News (1898) related; preceding was Shawnee News (1898) Weekly News – March 5, 1898, to May 7, 1898 (weekly); ...
Many members of the Royal Family have been in the public eye at Remembrance events over the past few days, but you might not know who the oldest royal is (Picture. @theroyalfamily) ... She was born on August 4, 1900 and died on March 30, 2002 ... MORE ... MORE .
After a run of 14 wins and one draw, they lost 4-1 to Sunderland on 12 March 1892. Grimsby Town eclipsed that in 1900-01, when their 17-game run was ended by a 5-0 defeat to New Brighton Tower.”.
Supporters who were at Hillsborough on Saturday witnessed a piece of Watford history. the first-ever 6-2 away win ... They did it twice in games at Aylesbury United way back in April 1899 (7-1) and March 1900 (8-3) ... Troy Deeney netted both ... (Image ... .
Speaking ahead of the march, LGBTQ activist LucasGutierrez charged that Milei's government "repeatedly insults people of diversity without any hesitation." ... The march begins at 4.00 pm (1900GMT) at the Plaza de Mayo square.
