February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
Day of death May 1, 1898
The temperature on May 1, 1898 was about 12.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
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