Friday, June 23, 2000

Saturday, June 23, 1900. Rescued Hoover.

Foreigners at Tianjin were rescued by invading Western armies.  Included in those who were saved was 26 year old Herbert Hoover.

Chinese troops set fire to the Hanlin Academy in Beijing, but its important library was not affected.

The worst rail disaster in Georgia's history occurred when the Southern Railway’s No. 7 train came across a washed-out bridge at the Camp Creek trestle, just south of Atlanta and plummeted xisty feet into a flooded creek and burst into flames.  Thirty-five of the forty-five people on board were killed.

Old Number 7 Train Wreck: Information Gathered 1998 From 1900 Train Wreck: "The last accident at Camp Creek on June 22 , 1900." The railroad bridge over Camp Creek washed out as the train was crossing. T...

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Thursday, June 21, 1900. McKinley and Roosevelt nominated, China declares war.

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