May 1900
Tuesday 01:
The Scofield mine disaster kills 200 in Scofield, Utah in the now fifth worst mining accident in United States history.
Wednesday 02:
Oscar II, King of Sweden, declares support for Britain at the time of the Boer War.
Monday 14:
The 1900 Summer Olympics open in Paris.
Thursday 17:
Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
Friday 18:
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
Wednesday 23:
American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney becomes the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner.
Thursday 24:
Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
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