1898
1899
history - Spanish rule ends in Cuba - Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed - Philippine-American War - the first Peace Conference ends with the signing of the Hague Convention
culture - Ernest Rutherford classifies two types of radiation, alpha rays and beta rays - Henri Becquerel discovers that radiation from uranium consists of charged particles and can be deflected by magnetic fields - Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness - Anton Chekhov: Uncle Vanya - Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Der Tor und der Tod - Karl Kraus: magazine Die Fackel first published
music - first magnetic recording introduced by the Danish inventor Valdemar Poulsen (telegraphon) on a solid band of magnetically hard steel - first sound archive (Phonogrammarchiv) founded in Vienna, Austria - Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) - Edoardo di Capua: O Sole Mio published - Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag published - Eduard Holst (†) - Johann Strauss, Jr. (†)
released songs - Vess L. Ossman: Eli Green's Cakewalk
- 1899.03.20 -- ? - recordings for Berliner - Jos. Cullen
- 1899.03.22 -- ? - recordings for Berliner - Albert Campbell
- 1899.04.05 -- ? - recordings for Berliner - George Gaskin
- 1899.04.15 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Len Spencer
- 1899.04.22 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Sousa's Band
- 1899.06.03 -- Europe: UK: London - recordings for Berliner - Burt Shepard
- 1899.06.06 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Sousa's Band
- 1899.08.04 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Len Spencer
- 1899.08.07 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Haydn Quartet & S.H. Dudley
- 1899.11.17 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - J.J. Fisher
- 1899.12.01 -- US: New York City - recordings for Berliner - Billy Golden