Explore 1335 historical events from 1890–1899.
The capture of Guam from Spain by the United States took place in a bloodless engagement during the Spanish–American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, to c…
The United States captures Guam from Spain
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U
Hannibal Williston Goodwin, patented a method for making transparent, flexible roll film out of nitrocellulose film base, which was used in Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, an early ma…
Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
Sir Patrick Hennessy was an Irish-born British industrialist, originally from County Cork. During the First World War he served in the British Army, between 1914 and 1918, with the…
Patrick Hennessy, Irish soldier and businessman (died 1981)
Constance Alice Talmadge was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
Constance Talmadge, American actress and producer (died 1973)
Maurice Wilson MC was a British soldier, mystic, and aviator who is known for his ill-fated attempt to climb Mount Everest alone in 1934.
Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (died 1934)
Lucius Dubignon Clay was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General …
Lucius D
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete was a Spanish Navy officer and politician who served in a number of high-ranking positions within the Navy and fought in several wars during the 19…
A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in…
Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the …
En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks with the loss of 549…
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under…
Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville. Aleixandre received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977 "for a creative poetic writin…
Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
John Grierson was a Scottish filmmaker, film theorist, and critic, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "document…
John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (died 1972)
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator known for his humorous memoirs about working in upscale hotels and restaurants of New York City and illustrati…
Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (died 1962)
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
The flag of Hawaii, also known as the Hawaiian flag, is the official flag of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of a field of eight horizontal stripes, in the sequence of white,…
The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the…
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish…
The Southern Cross Expedition, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the for…
The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from…
The Battle of Omdurman, also known as the Battle of Karary, was fought during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan between a British–Egyptian expeditionary force commanded by Briti…
Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
Alfred Schmidt was an Estonian featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (died 1972)
Henry Robert Hall was an English bandleader who performed regularly on BBC Radio during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, through to the 1960s.
Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (died 1989)
Golda Meir was the prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. She was Israel's first and, to date, only female head of government.
Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (died 1978)
Elsie Eaves was a pioneering American female engineer. She was the first female associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the first female member of th…
Elsie Eaves, American engineer (died 1983)