Japan launches a surprise attack on the night of February 8, 1904, against the Russian-held Port Arthur, along the coast of Manchuria, The assault, launched without a formal declaration of war, began the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905).
Russia faced many defeats as it battled Japan while also fighting a revolution on the home front. In September 1905, President Teddy Roosevelt negotiates peace between the two countries, earning him the Nobel Peace Prize. More