15 February – USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor, Cuba, killing 266 men. Popular opinion blames Spain and helps precipitate the Spanish–American War.
22 February – Naoum Mokarzel establishes Al-Hoda which will become the longest-running Arabic newspaper in the U.S.
28 March – After an investigation, the U.S. Navy publicly concludes that USS Maine was sunk by a mine, further pushing sentiment towards war.
30 March – The 5.8–6.4 MwMare Island earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing $350,000 in damage.
April–Juneedit
April 5 – Annie Oakley promotes the service of women in combat situations with the United States military. On this day, she writes a letter to President McKinley "offering the government the services of a company of 50 'lady sharpshooters' who would provide their own arms and ammunition should war break out with Spain."[2] In the history of women in the military, there are records of female U.S. Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers who enlisted using male pseudonyms, but Oakley's letter represents possibly the earliest political move towards women's rights for combat service in the United States military.
April 20 – President William McKinley signs a Joint Resolution with Cuba and a declaration of War against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War. The declaration is accepted five days later.
April 25 – Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20).
April 29: Union Razor Company, which today is known as KA-BAR Knives, founded in Tidioute, Pennsylvania.
As a result of the merger of several small oil companies, John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company controls 84% of the United States's oil and most American pipelines.
September 28 – Thomas F. Bayard, U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1869 to 1885 and Secretary of State from 1885 to 1889 (born 1828)
October 12 – John M. Forbes, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist, president of the Michigan Central and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroads (born 1813)
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Events from the year 1898 in the United States 1897 1896 1895 1898 in the United States 1899 1900 1901Decades 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910sSee also History of the United States 1865 1918 Timeline of United States history 1860 1899 List of years in the United StatesThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1898 in the United States news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 Incumbents 1 1 Federal government 1 2 Governors 1 3 Lieutenant governors 2 Events 2 1 January March 2 2 April June 2 3 July September 2 4 October December 2 5 Undated 2 6 Ongoing 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksIncumbents editFederal government edit President William McKinley R Ohio Vice President Garret Hobart R New Jersey Chief Justice Melville Fuller Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas Brackett Reed R Maine Congress 55thGovernors and lieutenant governorsGovernors edit Governor of Alabama Joseph F Johnston Democratic Governor of Arkansas Daniel Webster Jones Democratic Governor of California James Budd Democratic Governor of Colorado Alva Adams Democratic Governor of Connecticut Lorrin A Cooke Republican Governor of Delaware Ebe W Tunnell Democratic Governor of Florida William D Bloxham Democratic Governor of Georgia William Yates Atkinson Democratic until October 29 Allen D Candler Democratic starting October 29 Governor of Idaho Frank Steunenberg Democratic Governor of Illinois John Riley Tanner Republican Governor of Indiana James A Mount Republican Governor of Iowa Francis M Drake Republican until January 13 Leslie M Shaw Republican starting January 13 Governor of Kansas John W Leedy Populist Governor of Kentucky William O Bradley Republican Governor of Louisiana Murphy James Foster Sr Democratic Governor of Maine Llewellyn Powers Republican Governor of Maryland Lloyd Lowndes Jr Republican Governor of Massachusetts Roger Wolcott Republican Governor of Michigan Hazen S Pingree Republican Governor of Minnesota David M Clough Republican Governor of Mississippi Anselm J McLaurin Democratic Governor of Missouri Lon Vest Stephens Democratic Governor of Montana Robert Burns Smith Democratic Governor of Nebraska Silas A Holcomb Democratic Governor of Nevada Reinhold Sadler Silver Governor of New Hampshire George A Ramsdell Republican Governor of New Jersey until January 31 John W Griggs Republican January 31 October 18 Foster MacGowan Voorhees Republican starting October 18 David Ogden Watkins Republican Governor of New York Frank S Black Republican until end of December 31 Governor of North Carolina Daniel Lindsay Russell Republican Governor of North Dakota Frank A Briggs Republican until August 15 Joseph M Devine Republican starting August 15 Governor of Ohio Asa S Bushnell Republican Governor of Oregon William Paine Lord Republican Governor of Pennsylvania Daniel H Hastings Republican Governor of Rhode Island Elisha Dyer Jr Republican Governor of South Carolina William Haselden Ellerbe Democratic Governor of South Dakota Andrew E Lee Populist Governor of Tennessee Robert Love Taylor Democratic Governor of Texas Charles A Culberson Democratic Governor of Utah Heber Manning Wells Republican Governor of Vermont Josiah Grout Republican until October 6 Edward Curtis Smith Republican starting October 6 Governor of Virginia Charles Triplett O Ferrall Democratic until January 1 James Hoge Tyler Democratic starting January 1 Governor of Washington John Rankin Rogers Populist Democratic Governor of West Virginia George W Atkinson Republican Governor of Wisconsin Edward Scofield Republican Governor of Wyoming William A Richards Republican Lieutenant governors edit Lieutenant Governor of California William T Jeter Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Colorado Jared L Brush Republican Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut James D Dewell Republican Lieutenant Governor of Idaho George F Moore Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Illinois William Northcott Republican Lieutenant Governor of Indiana William S Haggard Republican Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Matt Parrott Republican until January 13 James C Milliman Republican starting January 13 Lieutenant Governor of Kansas Alexander M Harvey Populist Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky William Jackson Worthington Republican Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Robert H Snyder Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Winthrop M Crane political party unknown Lieutenant Governor of Michigan Thomas B Dunstan Republican Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota John L Gibbs Republican Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi J H Jones Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Missouri August Bolte Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Montana Archibald E Spriggs political party unknown Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska James E Harris Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Nevada James R Judge political party unknown Lieutenant Governor of New York Timothy L Woodruff Republican Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Charles A Reynolds Republican Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota Joseph M Devine Republican until August 15 vacant starting August 15 Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Asa W Jones Republican Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Walter Lyon Republican Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island Aram J Pothier Republican until month and day unknown William Gregory Republican starting month and day unknown Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Miles Benjamin McSweeney Democratic Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota Daniel T Hindman Republican Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee John Thompson Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Texas George Taylor Jester Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Nelson W Fisk Republican until October 6 Henry C Bates Republican starting October 6 Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Robert Craig Kent Democratic until month and day unknown Edward Echols Democratic starting month and day unknown Lieutenant Governor of Washington Thurston Daniels Populist Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Emil Baensch Republican Events edit nbsp The world map of 1898 January March edit nbsp February 15 USS Maine explodes1 January New York City annexes land from surrounding counties creating the City of Greater New York The city is geographically divided into five boroughs Manhattan Brooklyn Queens The Bronx and Staten Island 8 January Seminole burning Lynching by burning of two Seminole boys near Maud Oklahoma 6 of the lynch mob are convicted and imprisoned the first successful prosecution of lynching in the Southwest 1 15 February USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor Cuba killing 266 men Popular opinion blames Spain and helps precipitate the Spanish American War 22 February Naoum Mokarzel establishes Al Hoda which will become the longest running Arabic newspaper in the U S 24 March Robert Allison of Port Carbon Pennsylvania becomes the first person to buy an American built automobile when he buys a Winton automobile that has been advertised in Scientific American 28 March After an investigation the U S Navy publicly concludes that USS Maine was sunk by a mine further pushing sentiment towards war 30 March The 5 8 6 4 Mw Mare Island earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII Severe causing 350 000 in damage April June edit April 5 Annie Oakley promotes the service of women in combat situations with the United States military On this day she writes a letter to President McKinley offering the government the services of a company of 50 lady sharpshooters who would provide their own arms and ammunition should war break out with Spain 2 In the history of women in the military there are records of female U S Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers who enlisted using male pseudonyms but Oakley s letter represents possibly the earliest political move towards women s rights for combat service in the United States military April 20 President William McKinley signs a Joint Resolution with Cuba and a declaration of War against Spain beginning the Spanish American War The declaration is accepted five days later April 21 Spanish American War The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship April 25 Spanish American War The United States declares war on Spain the U S Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 later backdating this one more day to April 20 April 29 Union Razor Company which today is known as KA BAR Knives founded in Tidioute Pennsylvania May 1 Spanish American War Battle of Manila Bay Commodore Dewey destroys the Spanish squadron The first battle of the war as well as the first battle in the Philippines Campaign May 10 Prescott National Forest is established May 12 Bombardment of San Juan the first major battle of the Puerto Rico Campaign during the Spanish American War June 1 The Trans Mississippi Exposition World s Fair opens in Omaha Nebraska July September edit nbsp July 1 Battle of San Juan HillJuly 1 Spanish American War Battle of San Juan Hill American forces capture the San Juan Heights near Santiago de Cuba Theodore Roosevelt memorably leads the charge of the Rough Riders July 3 Spanish American War Battle of Santiago de Cuba The United States Navy destroys the Spanish Navy s Caribbean Squadron Joshua Slocum completes a 3 year solo circumnavigation of the world July 7 The United States annexes the Hawaiian Islands July 17 Spanish American War Battle of Santiago Bay Troops under United States General William R Shafter take the city of Santiago de Cuba from the Spanish July 25 Spanish American War The United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with a landing at Guanica Bay August 13 Spanish American War Hostilities end between American and Spanish forces in Cuba October December edit October 3 Battle of Sugar Point Ojibwe tribesmen defeat U S government troops in northern Minnesota October 6 The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity then the Sinfonia Club is founded at the New England Conservatory in Boston November 10 The Wilmington Insurrection of 1898 A coup d etat by white supremacists November 26 A 2 day blizzard known as the Portland Gale piles snow in Boston Massachusetts and severely impacts the Massachusetts fishing industry and several coastal New England towns December 10 The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the Spanish American War December 23 Guam transferred to the United States Navy control on December 23 1898 by Executive Order 108 A from President William McKinleyUndated edit H W Perlman American piano manufacturer is founded 3 Wakita is founded in the Cherokee Strip Oklahoma As a result of the merger of several small oil companies John D Rockefeller s Standard Oil Company controls 84 of the United States s oil and most American pipelines Ongoing edit Gay Nineties 1890 1899 Progressive Era 1890s 1920s Lochner era c 1897 c 1937 Births editJanuary 1 Tony DeMarco dancer died 1965 January 7 Robert LeGendre American pentathlete and dentist died 1931 January 23 Randolph Scott film actor died 1987 February 3 Lil Hardin Armstrong African American jazz musician died 1971 February 6 Melvin B Tolson African American Modernist poet educator columnist trade unionist and politician died 1966 March 3 Thomas R Underwood U S Senator from Kentucky from 1951 to 1952 died 1956 March 4 Robert Schmertz folk musician and architect died 1975 April 1 William James Sidis child prodigy died 1944 April 3 George Jessel comedic entertainer died 1981 April 9 Paul Robeson African American bass singer and civil rights activist died 1976 May 5 Elsie Eaves civil engineer died 1983 Blind Willie McTell African American blues singer guitarist died 1959 June 19 James Joseph Sweeney first Catholic Bishop of Honolulu from 1941 died 1968 June 21 Donald C Peattie botanist and author died 1964 July 2 George J Folsey cinematographer died 1988 Anthony McAuliffe general died 1975 July 9 Al Bedner American football player died 1988 July 14 Happy Chandler U S Senator from Kentucky from 1955 to 1959 died 1991 July 17 Berenice Abbott photographer died 1991 4 July 22 Stephen Vincent Benet poet and fiction writer died 1943 Alexander Calder sculptor and artist died 1976 August 26 Peggy Guggenheim art collector died 1979 in Italy August 28 Malcolm Cowley novelist poet literary critic and journalist died 1989 September 9 Styles Bridges U S Senator from New Hampshire from 1937 to 1961 died 1961 September 10 Waldo Semon inventor died 1999 September 26 George Gershwin composer died 1937 October 3 Morgan Farley actor died 1988 October 7 Joe Giard baseball player died 1956 October 16 William O Douglas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975 died 1980 November 13 Wallace F Bennett U S Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974 died 1993 November 16 Warren Sturgis McCulloch neurophysiologist and cybernetician died 1969 November 17 William A Blakley U S Senator from Texas in 1961 died 1976 December 5 Grace Moore operatic soprano died 1947 in aviation accident December 9 Emmett Kelly clown died 1979 December 14 Lillian Randolph African American actress and singer died 1980 December 24 Baby Dodds African American jazz drummer died 1959 December 27 Hilda Vaughn actress died 1957 Deaths editJanuary 3 Lawrence Sullivan Ross Confederate brigadier general Texas governor and president of Texas A amp M University born 1838 January 7 Joseph O Dwyer physician born 1841 February 17 Frances Willard educator temperance reformer and women s suffragist born 1839 March 6 Hugh J Jewett politician and president of the Erie Railroad from 1874 to 1884 born 1817 March 17 Blanche Bruce U S Senator from Mississippi from 1875 to 1881 born 1841 March 18 Matilda Joslyn Gage feminist born 1826 May 22 Edward Bellamy novelist born 1850 July 8 Soapy Smith con artist and gangster born 1860 July 11 Omar D Conger U S Senator from Michigan from 1881 to 1887 born 1818 July 17 John Stuart Williams U S Senator from Kentucky from 1879 to 1885 born 1818 September 2 Wilford Woodruff fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints born 1807 September 14 William Seward Burroughs I inventor of the adding machine born 1855 September 21 William W Eaton U S Senator from Connecticut from 1875 to 1881 born 1816 September 26 Fanny Davenport actress born 1850 September 28 Thomas F Bayard U S Senator from Delaware from 1869 to 1885 and Secretary of State from 1885 to 1889 born 1828 October 12 John M Forbes merchant philanthropist and abolitionist president of the Michigan Central and Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroads born 1813 October 13 Christian Dancel German born inventor b 1847 5 October 31 Joseph R West U S Senator from Louisiana from 1871 to 1877 born 1822 November 8 Robert Franklin Armfield U S Representative from North Carolina born 1829 November 19 Don Carlos Buell United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War the Mexican American War and the American Civil War born 1818 December 15 Calvin S Brice U S Senator from Ohio from 1891 to 1897 born 1845 December 18 Thomas W Osborn U S Senator from Florida from 1868 to 1873 born 1833 See also editList of American films of the 1890s Timeline of United States history 1860 1899 References edit Littlefield Daniel F 1996 Seminole burning A story of racial vengeance Jackson University Press of Mississippi ISBN 9780878059232 The National Archives and Records Administration NARA Letter to President William McKinley from Annie Oakley Retrieved January 24 2008 Ages Retrieved 2009 07 14 Sullivan George 2006 Berenice Abbott Photographer An Independent Vision New York Clarion Books p 9 ISBN 978 0 61844 026 9 Johnson Allen amp Malone Dumas ed s Dictionary of American Biography vol III Charles Scribner s Sons New York N Y 1959External links edit nbsp Media related to 1898 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved 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