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This article is intended to provide an overview of notable events from the year 1899 in the United States.. The Battle of Manila of the Filipino-American War, which was a major conflict in 1899 for the United States "The beautiful Indian maidens", promotional poster, c. 1899 W. H. Shipman House, Hilo, Hawaii, built in 1899
The United States and Spain resume diplomatic relations, as U.S. President McKinley receives the Duke of Arcos as the new Minister for Spain. [27] June 5 – General Antonio Luna, Commander of the Philippine Republican Army, is assassinated along with his chief aide, Colonel Paco Román, after being lured to Cabanatuan by President Emilio ...
U.S. territorial extent in 1860. April 3, 1860 – Pony Express begins. November 6 – 1860 United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln elected president and Hannibal Hamlin vice president with only 39% of the vote in a four-man race.
1899 in the United States by state or territory (53 C) / 1899 disestablishments in the United States (22 C, 4 P) 1899 establishments in the United States (56 C, 23 P) A.
1899 elections in the United States by state (33 C) 1899 in American sports by state (42 C) A. 1899 in Alabama (2 C) 1899 in American Samoa (2 P)
The 1890s (pronounced "eighteen-nineties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1890, and ended on December 31, 1899.. In American popular culture, the decade would later be nostalgically referred to as the "gay nineties" ("gay" meaning carefree or cheerful).
The United States annexes Eastern Samoa, December 2, 1899 Philippine–American War , June 2, 1899 – June 15, 1913 Philippine Declaration of Independence , June 12, 1898
In the United States, the term "clipper" referred to the Baltimore clipper, a topsail schooner that was developed in Chesapeake Bay before the American Revolution and was lightly armed in the War of 1812, sailing under Letters of Marque and Reprisal, when the type—exemplified by the Chasseur, launched at Fells Point, Baltimore, 1814— became known for its incredible speed; a deep draft ...