March 6
March 6
Bayer patents aspirin
The German company Bayer patents aspirin on March 6, 1899. Now the most common drug in household medicine cabinets, acetylsalicylic acid was originally made from a chemical found in the…
A Year In History: 1899
This Year in History:
1899
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
May 30
May 30
Bandit Pearl Hart holds up an Arizona stagecoach
The amateur bandit Pearl Hart and her boyfriend hold up an Arizona stagecoach on May 30, 1899. Little is known about Pearl Hart’s early life. She was born in Ontario,…
July 21
July 21
Ernest Hemingway is born
On July 21, 1899, Ernest Miller Hemingway, author of such novels as “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “The Old Man and the Sea,” is born in Oak Park, Illinois.…
August 15
August 15
Henry Ford leaves Edison to start automobile company
On August 15, 1899, in Detroit, Michigan, Henry Ford resigns his position as chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company’s main plant in order to concentrate on automobile production. Henry…
October 11
October 11
Boer War begins in South Africa
The South African Boer War begins between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of…
