WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JUNE 1898
Find out what all happened April to June 1898

The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established. (17. June 1898)

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

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

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

The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. (27. June 1898)

Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships set sail for Cuba. (11. 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)

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

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

Spanish-American War: The USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship. (22. April 1898)

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