Historedia
Person

Benjamin Tillman

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Benjamin Tillman, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Kipling's 'The White Man's Burden' first published

    1899

    Role: Senator

    1. 1 February 1899 · New York CityPublication in The New York Sun

      The poem was first published in The New York Sun on 1 February 1899, preceding its London publication.

    2. 4 February 1899 · London, EnglandPublication in The Times

      The poem was published in The Times of London on 4 February 1899, three days after its New York debut.

    3. 7 February 1899 · United States SenateUsage in Senatorial Debate

      Senator Tillman read stanzas of the poem on 7 February 1899 as arguments against the Treaty of Paris ratification.

Sources

  1. The White Man's Burden Wikipedia