1 January 1898Comptroller of CurrencyCharles Gates Dawes
Appointed Comptroller of the Currency by President McKinley.
Historical records for United States of America in 1898, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Comptroller of the Currency by President McKinley.
The Spanish sink the US battleship Maine which triggers off the Spanish-American War
John Ames Sherman patents the 1st envelope folding & gumming machine
The battleship USS Maine is sent to menace Imperial Spain and its sinking helps to precipitate the Spanish-American War over the issue of Cuban independence
The battleship USS Maine is sent to menace Imperial Spain and its sinking helps to precipitate the Spanish-American War over the issue of Cuban independence
The battleship USS Maine is sent to menace Imperial Spain and its sinking helps to precipitate the Spanish-American War over the issue of Cuban independence. The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor, the explosion kills 266 of her crew
USS Maine exploded in Havana harbour on 15 February 1898, killing 266 men and becoming a major catalyst in the crisis with Spain.
McKinley asks Congress for a declaration of war against Spain
Congress passes a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and demanding that Spain relinquish authority over Cuba, McKinley was also authorizes to use military force to put the resolution into effect
Congress passes a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and demanding that Spain relinquish authority over Cuba
Congress passes a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and demanding that Spain relinquish authority over Cuba
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
The USA begins to blockade Havana
Congress declares war against Spain
United States naval forces begin restricting shipping into Havana as hostilities intensify around Cuba.
Spain accepts McKinleys peace terms
Manila surrenders to the US
Accepts the surrender of Manila
Reforms national banking administration while serving as Comptroller of the Currency.
The Supreme Court rules that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants is a US citizen, and therefore could not be deported under the Chinese Exclusion Act
The commission's enrollment work contributes to records later known as the Dawes Rolls.
The Supreme Court rules that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants is a US citizen, and therefore could not be deported under the Chinese Exclusion Act
Guam is ceded by Spain to the US
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