1898 - 1899 (0 years)
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| 1 | 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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| 2 | 1899 | - 6 Mar 1899—6 Mar 1899:
Aspirin first marketed by Bayer
- 11 Oct 1899—11 Oct 1899:
Start of Second Boer War
- 11 Oct 1899—31 May 1902:
SA - The Second Anglo-Boer War.
- 13 Oct 1899—1899:
SA - Boers invade Natal
- 14 Oct 1899—1899:
SA - Sieges of Mafeking and Kimberley started.
- 20 Oct 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Talana.
- 21 Oct 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Elandslaagte.
- 30 Oct 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Lombard's Kop.
- 30 Oct 1899—1899:
SA - Siege of Ladysmith started.
- 23 Nov 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Belmont.
- 25 Nov 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Graspan.
- 28 Nov 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Modder River.
- 10 Dec 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Stormberg.
- 11 Dec 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Magersfontein.
- 15 Dec 1899—1899:
SA - Battle of Colenso. Battle of Dundee. Imperial Penny Postage adopted by Cape Colony
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