WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1897
Find out what all happened January to September 1897

Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India. (26. July 1897)

Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobiles was founded. (21. August 1897)

Tirah Campaign: Battle of Saragarhi. (12. September 1897)

A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later. (16. June 1897)

Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction. (23. January 1897)

The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial is published in the New York Sun. (21. September 1897)

Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London. (2. July 1897)

After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom. (11. September 1897)

The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. (1. September 1897)

The Aurora, Texas UFO incident (17. April 1897)

Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies. (11. July 1897)

Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force. (28. February 1897)

British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged. (22. June 1897)

Greco-Turkish War: The first full-scale battle takes place when the Greek expeditionary force in Crete defeats a 4,000-strong Ottoman force at Livadeia. (7. February 1897)

Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 20 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States. (10. September 1897)

Franco-Hova Wars: The town of Anosimena is captured by French troops from Menabe defenders in Madagascar. (14. August 1897)

Léo Taxil exposes his own fabrications concerning Freemasonry (19. April 1897)

Dracula, a novel by the Irish author Bram Stoker, is published. (26. May 1897)

San Diego State University is founded. (13. March 1897)

The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire. (18. April 1897)