WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 1898
Find out what all happened February to October 1898

Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital. (13. June 1898)

The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie. (1. October 1898)

Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engaged in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands. (13. August 1898)

Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain. (25. April 1898)

Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found. (13. August 1898)

The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States. (12. August 1898)

Caleb Bradham invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called "Pepsi-Cola". (28. August 1898)

The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain. (15. February 1898)

The Goodyear tire company is founded. (29. August 1898)

Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date. (21. April 1898)

An Armistice ends the Spanish–American War. (12. August 1898)

The United States captures Guam from Spain. (21. June 1898)

700 Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece. (25. August 1898)

Spanish–American War: United States Marines land in Cuba. (22. June 1898)

After over two months of sea-based bombardment, the United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with U.S. troops led by General Nelson Miles landing at harbor of Guánica, Puerto Rico. (25. July 1898)

The Hundred Days' Reform is started by Guangxu Emperor with a plan to change social, political and educational institutions in China, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. The failed reform though led to the abolition of Imperial Examination in 1905. (11. June 1898)

The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip. (8. July 1898)

The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London. (23. August 1898)

Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain. (12. June 1898)

Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing "J'accuse", a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus. (23. February 1898)