1897
1898
history - Spanish-American War - Philippine Declaration of Independence - The United States annexes the Hawaiian Islands - British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen, thus establishing British dominance in the Sudan
culture - Marie and Pierre Curie announce discovery of a substance they call radium - George Bernard Shaw: Arms and the Man - Lewis Carroll (†)
music - Deutsche Grammofon was formed - Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande
- 1898.00.00 -- Europe: UK: Liverpool - recordings for Edison Bell - George Bohee
- 1898.02.04 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Banda Rossa
- 1898.04.08 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Sousas's Band
- 1898.05.07 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Cullen and Collins
- 1898.06.27 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Haydn Quartet & S. Dudley
- 1898.09.01 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Sousas's Band
- 1898.09.02 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Sousas's Band