Manchu (Qing Dynasty) troops took Nanjing and then proceeded to attacked Chinese residents in the city, committing all of the atrocities associated with war.
We have not emphasized it, but the Qing Dynasty, which ran from 1644 until 1912, was ethnically Manchu, not Chinese. In the instance noted above, their commander was a Tartar.
Andrew Carnegie donated $25,000,000 to the Carnegie Corporation to carry on his philanthropic work. That amount would be over $500,000,000 in today's money.
A crowd protesting US involvement and colonization in Mexico attacked the US consulate in Ciudad Porfirio Díaz (Piedras Negras, Coahuila), across from Eagle Pass.
The USS Florida's crew was training.
The dreadnaught was newly launched at the time. She served until 1930 when the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty caused her to be removed from service. She was scrapped in 1931.
The great British character actor Harry Andrews was born. He served in the British Army during World War Two.
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