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1900s timeline: the decade at a glance.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Date: 19991222
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1900
1900: ``The Wizard of Oz'' is written by L. Frank Baum.
Jan. 31: The 8th Marquis of Queensberry, creator of the rules of boxing under which all important ring contests are conducted, dies at the age of 66.
Feb. 2: Six cities -- Boston, Detroit, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Chicago and St. Louis -- ratify an agreement to form baseball's American League. The new league is not recognized by the established National League.
May 14: The opening of the World Amateur Championships, also known as the Olympic Games, in Paris.
Aug. 10: Americans Dwight F. Davis and ...
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