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| 1 | 1896 | - 1896—1897:
SA - Bechuanaland Campaign/Galeshewe's War begins at Phokwane and spreads to Langeberg
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| 2 | 1897 | - 1897—1897:
Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector
- 1897—1897:
SA - Luka Mothibi killed in Langeberg
- 1897—1897:
SA - Zululand incorporated into Natal. Railway line opened between Cape Town and Bulawayo.
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| 3 | 1898 | - 1898—1898:
First photograph using artificial light
- 1898—1898:
Zeppelin builds airship
- 1898—1898:
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company founded
- 17 Mar 1898—17 Mar 1898:
USS Holland launched, the first practical submarine
- 27 Jun 1898—27 Jun 1898:
The first solo circumnavigation of the globe completed at Rhode island by
Joshua Slocum in Spray (started from Boston, Mass on Apr 24, 1895)
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