| Event | Before/After | Extra |
|---|
| The signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth formally ends the Russo-Japanese War | |
| Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium and coin the term 'radioactivity' | |
| The Second Boer War begins, featuring guerrilla tactics in South Africa and Swaziland | |
| Wm. Jennings Bryan becomes the first U.S. Presidential candidate to travel widely during his campaign, giving over 500 speeches in 100 days across 27 states | |
| The Republic of Cuba gains formal independence from the U.S. | |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dies at age 53, just nine days after his Sixth Symphony (Pathétique) premieres | |
| St. Louis hosts the World's Fair, inspiring the 1944 Judy Garland film | |
| The Constitution of Australia comes into force, uniting six formerly separate colonies into one commonwealth | |
| At least 150 Lakota natives are killed in the Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota | |
| Abraham (Bram) Stoker publishes his Gothic novel 'Dracula' | |
| The signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth formally ends the Russo-Japanese War | |
| Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium and coin the term 'radioactivity' | |
| The Second Boer War begins, featuring guerrilla tactics in South Africa and Swaziland | |
| Wm. Jennings Bryan becomes the first U.S. Presidential candidate to travel widely during his campaign, giving over 500 speeches in 100 days across 27 states | |
| The Republic of Cuba gains formal independence from the U.S. | |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dies at age 53, just nine days after his Sixth Symphony (Pathétique) premieres | |
| St. Louis hosts the World's Fair, inspiring the 1944 Judy Garland film | |
| The Constitution of Australia comes into force, uniting six formerly separate colonies into one commonwealth | |
| At least 150 Lakota natives are killed in the Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota | |
| Abraham (Bram) Stoker publishes his Gothic novel 'Dracula' | |
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