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- After heated debate, United States Congress approved the Treaty of Paris on February 6, 1899, by a two-thirds margin (57 to 27). The following day, President McKinley signed the treaty, and the United States officially controlled Spain's former colonies—Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
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Events. 18 February – Emile Loubet is elected president following the death of Felix Faure. 23 February – Paul Déroulède and Jules Guérin of the right-wing Ligue des Patriotes attempt to persuade General Georges-Gabriel de Pellieux to lead a coup d'état during the funeral of Félix Faure in order to overthrow President Loubet.
The Belle Époque in Paris was the golden age of the Grand magasin, or department store. The first modern department store in the city, Le Bon Marché, was originally a small variety store with a staff of twelve when it was taken over by Aristide Boucicaut in 1852.
Sep 14, 2024 · In 1899, Paris, France was undergoing a variety of changes, many of which were influenced by significant political, cultural, and technological developments: The Dreyfus Affair: One of the major political controversies of the time was the Dreyfus Affair, which spanned from 1894 to 1906.
Sep 28, 2010 · Paris in the 1890’s was politically and intellectually tumultuous, but artistically prosperous. The two primary French political parties, the Moderates and Socialists, entirely disagreed with each other, and the Dreyfus Affair divided the intellectual community in half.
Nov 6, 2021 · A rare photo collection from the 1899 Paris Fair Exposition Universelle which celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.
Dec 17, 2018 · Want to see what life in the streets of Paris was like over a century ago in the late 1890s? Film restorer Guy Jones collected old footage shot between 1896 and 1900, slowed it down to a natural...
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.
