What is 1900s?
{{for|the century|20th century}} {{decadebox|190}} The '''1900s''' began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1909. It is distinct from the decade known as the <nowiki>'''191st decade'''</nowiki> which began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 1910. ==Events== * 1900-1901 – [[Boxer Rebellion]]. * 1901 – Independence of [[Australia]]. * 1903 – [[Orville Wright]] of the [[Wright brothers]] flies an [[airplane]] at Kitty Hawk, [[North Carolina]], in the [[United States]]. * 1904-1905 – [[Russo-Japanese War]]. * 1905 – [[1905 Russian Revolution|First Russian Revolution]]. ==World leaders== * Prime Minister [[Edmund Barton]] ([[Australia]]) * Prime Minister [[Alfred Deakin]] ([[Australia]]) * Prime Minister [[Chris Watson]] ([[Australia]]) * Prime Minister Sir [[George Reid (Australian politician)|George Reid]] ([[Australia]]) * President [[William McKinley]] ([[United States]]) * President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] ([[United States]]) * President [[William Howard Taft]] ([[United States]]) * [[Shah]]s of [[Persia]] ([[Qajar dynasty]]) # [[Mozzafar-al-Din Shah]], 1896–1907 # [[Mohammad Ali Shah]], 1907–1909 # [[Ahmad Shah Qajar]], 1909–1925 [[Category:1900s| ]]