February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
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