Imperial Russian troops fired on unarmed workers marching to petition the Tsar, killing hundreds and igniting the Revolution of 1905.

Tsarist troops fired on unarmed workers marching to petition the Tsar, killing hundreds and igniting the 1905 Russian Revolution.

Jules Verne, the visionary author of 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days,' died in Amiens, France, at age 77.

Members of the Women's Social and Political Union intensified agitation in Britain, part of the escalating campaign of civil disobedience for women's voting rights.

W.E.B. Du Bois and other Black leaders convene near Niagara Falls to found a civil rights organization demanding full equality.