Timeline May 1900

Events in May 1900 4

• 1900 1900 Summer Olympics II Olympiad - Paris Held as part of the World's Fair. Winner: France.
• 1900 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris Second modern Olympic Games, staged alongside the World's Fair The Games were held in Paris as part of the Exposition Universelle and were spread over several months. Women competed in the Olympics for the first time, in tennis and golf. The event lacked a distinct opening or closing ceremony and was overshadowed by the surrounding World's Fair.
• 1900 L. Frank Baum publishes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Illustrated children's novel introduces Dorothy and Oz Baum's novel, illustrated by W. W. Denslow, told the story of a Kansas girl swept to a magical land. It became one of the best-selling American children's books and the basis for numerous stage and film adaptations, most famously the 1939 MGM film. Baum went on to write thirteen sequels.
• 1900 Relief of Mafeking British garrison relieved after a 217-day siege A British garrison under Robert Baden-Powell held the South African town of Mafeking against Boer forces for over seven months. Its relief on 17 May 1900 triggered wild public celebration in Britain, giving rise to the verb "mafficking". It became one of the most celebrated episodes of the Second Boer War.