July 5, 1900 (Thursday)
- The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act passed the British Parliament.
- In Kansas City, at the 1900 Democratic National Convention, William Jennings Bryan was nominated for President. The nomination, set for July 4, had been delayed over a battle on the "16 to 1" ratio of silver to gold as part of the Democratic platform. The proposition passed 26–24, with the margin coming from delegates from Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Hawaii, which were not yet states, while Alaska was against the proposition).
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