WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1898
Find out what all happened August to December 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 Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, the only instance of an attempted coup d'etat in American history. (8. November 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)

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)

Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. (13. September 1898)

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

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

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mph (63.159 km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car (18. December 1898)

Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China. (21. September 1898)

Fashoda Incident – Lord Kitchener's ships reach Fashoda, Sudan. (18. September 1898)

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

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

Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference. (24. August 1898)

Empress Elizabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni. (10. September 1898)

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

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

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

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

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