Events of 1898

My family seemed fairly isolated from US and world events around them. Here are just a few events from 1898 that they may or may not have been aware of.

• The USS Maine is sunk in Havana, Cuba, leading the US to declare war on Spain.
• Spanish American War - Anna's son, Frank will go to Cuba
• February 12, 1898, the California Genealogical Society was formed
• Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition held in Omaha, NE
• Yukon Territory is formed
• The United States annexed the Hawaiian Islands
• Radium discovered
• Post office authorized the use of postcards
• United States acquired Phillipines, Guam and Puerto Rico at end of the Spanish American War