January 2, 1900 (Tuesday)
- Following a brief Cabinet meeting, U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announced the success of negotiations with other nations to begin the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
- The "autostage", the first electric bus, became operational, running on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Eight people could sit inside, and four outside, and the fare was one nickel.
- Born: William Haines, American actor, in Staunton, Virginia (d. 1973)
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