1898

1898

Battle of Manila Bay

Commodore Dewey's crushing naval victory over Spanish forces in the Philippines marked America's emergence as a Pacific naval power and catalyzed U.S. imperial expansion.

1898

Treaty of Paris (Spanish-American War)

1898

Khartoum Campaign and Battle of Omdurman

1898

First Paris Motor Show

The debut automotive exhibition in Paris showcased the nascent automobile industry and became a recurring global platform for engineering innovation.

1898

Kitchener's Sudan Campaign Victory

British forces under Kitchener decisively defeated the Mahdist State at Omdurman, consolidating imperial control over Sudan and marking the zenith of British colonial military power.