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Hutchinson Chronology of World History
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The Hutchinson Chronology of World History Volume IV Preface The Hutchinson Chronology of World History is a reference book, with entries arranged by year. To go directly to a particular year, click on the link in the table of contents.
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1 January Horatio, Lord Kitchener launches two major offensives against Boer forces in South Africa. To combat the guerrilla actions of the Boer troops, he extends the British 'scorched earth' policy. 1 January The Commonwealth of Australia comes into being, with the federalist and protectionist Edmund Barton as prime minister. 8–11 January The American Bowling Congress stages the first National Bowling Championships in Chicago. 10 January Prospector Anthony F Lucas, strikes oil at the Spindletop claim outside Beaumont, Texas, the largest oilfield in the USA. This inaugurates the Texas oil boom. 12 January Kurt Jooss, German dancer, choreographer, and teacher who worked in England during the Hitler regime, born in Wasseralfingen, Ger