November 1900 - November 24, 1900 (Saturday)

November 24, 1900 (Saturday)

  • At New Haven, Connecticut, college football's two remaining undefeated and untied teams-- Yale (11–0–0) and Harvard (10–0–0) met to close the 1900 season. Yale won the unofficial national championship, 28–0.
  • The Ashanti War ended, as British troops brought in 31 captured kings and chiefs as prisoners of war.

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