WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1898
Find out what all happened May to December 1898

The first games of the Italian football league system are played. (8. May 1898)

The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16-0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football. (3. December 1898)

France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident. (3. November 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)

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

United States takes possession of Puerto Rico. (18. October 1898)

Spanish–American War: U.S. Marines land on the island of Cuba. (10. June 1898)

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

Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict. (10. December 1898)

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

Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium. (26. December 1898)

Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (11. August 1898)

Spanish–American War: the Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba. (1. July 1898)

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

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

Battle of Omdurman – British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan. (2. September 1898)

Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team. (2. November 1898)

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

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