Events
- John J. Pershing is sent in the Philippines to pacify the Moros factions.[1]
- People begin to take notice of Edith Wharton's writing.[2]
- Howard Carter is appointed Chief Inspector of Antiquities to the Egyptian government.[3]
- Boer War begins in Southern Africa.[3]
- Robert Koldewy begins the historic excavation of Babylon.[4]
- Powdered aspirin is introduced.[4]
- The China Maid is built.[5]
- R. J. Adams begins to work on sedimentary geology at Marshall College Geology Institute.[6]
- X-rays are first used for cancer treatment.[4]
- Linear B, the script on tablets found during excavations at Knossos on Crete, is discovered.[7]
- Theodore Roosevelt becomes governor of New York.[8]
- Richard Meinertzhagen joins 25th Royal Fusiliers.[9]
- September 13: Henry Bliss is killed by a car, making him the first known motor fatality[3]
- Boxer Rebellion begins in China.[10] Soldiers like Nat Warrick plunder Peking.[11]
- October
- Philippine–American War begins between United States of America and Philippines.[3]
- October 19: Robert Goddard has life-altering revelation regarding space travel.[3]
- E. Lemus y Olmos writes about the Altamira cave paintings discovered by Maria de Sautuola near the Northern Spanish coast, concluding that they must have been the simple expression of a modern school's mediocre student.[12]
- Sigmund Freud publishes The Interpretation of Dreams.[13]
Births
- January 17: Al Capone in Naples, Italy.[14]
- July 1: Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. in Princeton, New Jersey.[15]
- July 21: Ernest Hemingway in Oak Park, Illinois.[3]
- Irving G. Thalberg[16]
- Meto (Approximate)[17]
- Herman Mueller[18]
- Sean Lemass in Dublin, Ireland[19]
- Gale Parker[20]
- Clarence Robert Ward (Approximate)[21]
- Jack Shannon (Approximate)[22]
- Robert Ross (Approximate)[23]
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle follow.
- Viktor Gantz in Germany (Approximate)[24]
Spoilers end here.
Deaths
- September 13: Henry Bliss in New York City.[3]
Behind the sceness
Interactive Timeline places the beginning of the Boxer Rebellion in June of 1900,[25] while Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide places it correctly in 1899.[10]
Appearances
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal" (Mentioned only) → My First Adventure
- The Valley of the Kings (Mentioned only)
- Masters of the Louvre (Mentioned only)
- Safari Sleuth (Mentioned only)
- African Safari (Mentioned only)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Mountain of Fire (Mentioned only)
- South of the Border (Mentioned only)
- The Irish Rebellion (Glossary)
- The Mata Hari Affair (Mentioned only)
- The Roaring Twenties (Glossary)
- Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Unicorn's Legacy (Indirect mention)
- Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Who Are Those Guys? (Non-fiction source)
- "Uncovering the History Behind Young Indy" – The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 16
- "Uncovering the History Behind Young Indy Part Two" - The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 17
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
Chapter 10: Phantom Train of Doom on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)- Chapter 15: Daredevils of the Desert on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
- Chapter 16: Tales of Innocence on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
- Sigmund Freud - Exploring the Unconscious (Non-fiction source)
- The Secret Life of Edith Wharton (Non-fiction source)
Indiana Jones' Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- Interactive Timeline
- The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Annual 2009
- Sideshow Collectibles (Pack: Indiana Jones 1:6 Scale Figure)
- Sideshow Collectibles (Pack: Indiana Jones in German Disguise 1:6 Scale Figure)
- Sideshow Collectibles (Pack: Indiana Jones - Crystal Skull 1:6 Scale Figure)
- Grail Diary (prop replica)
- Indiana Jones Program Collection 2023
Notes and references
- ↑ Who Are Those Guys?
- ↑ The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Interactive Timeline
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The World of Indiana Jones
- ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Mountain of Fire
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi
- ↑ "Uncovering the History Behind Young Indy Part Two" - The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 17
- ↑ Chapter 10: Phantom Train of Doom on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Face of the Dragon
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Unicorn's Legacy
- ↑ Sigmund Freud - Exploring the Unconscious
- ↑ The Roaring Twenties
- ↑ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal" → My First Adventure
- ↑ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Media Kit
- ↑ Safari in Africa
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade junior novel (2008)
- ↑ The Irish Rebellion
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates claims Jack Shannon is about the same age as Indiana Jones, who was confirmed to have been born in 1899 in Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal.
- ↑ David Koepp's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull screenplay notes that Robert Ross is around the same age of Indiana Jones, whose date of birth in 1899 was first established in Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal.
- ↑ The Faces & Places of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ on Bethesda.net
- ↑ Interactive Timeline
