WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1898
Find out what all happened March to September 1898

Spanish–American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is destroyed by the U.S. Navy in Santiago, Cuba. (3. July 1898)

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

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

Spanish-American War: The Battle of Manila Bay – the United States Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the war. (1. May 1898)

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States. (7. July 1898)

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

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

The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. (27. June 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)

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)

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

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