WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1898
Find out what all happened April to December 1898

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

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

Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (11. August 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: The Battle of Manila Bay – the United States Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the war. (1. May 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An Armistice ends the Spanish–American War. (12. August 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 steamer ship SS Mohegan sinks after impacting the Manacles near Cornwall, United Kingdom, killing 106. (14. 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)

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