1898

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1898    winners of the FA Cup were    Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 3 Derby County 1 Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners

1898    Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was    Reginald Doherty Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions

1898    Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was    Charlotte Cooper Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions

Spanish-American War    occurred during    1898 Began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. History & Mythology > Wars

1898    winner of the US Open Men's Singles was    Malcolm Whitman d. Dwight Davis 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions

1898    winner of the US Open Women's Singles was    Juliette Atkinson Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions

Maine    sank in    1898 Feb. 15 U.S. battleship destroyed in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War History & Mythology > Shipwrecks

1898        The Boxer Rebellion Began China. Ended 1900. History & Mythology > 19th Century Events

1898    the winner was    Plaudit Willie Simms Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners

1898    the winner was    Harry Vardon At Prestwick Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners

Herbert Elwell    was born on    May 10, 1898 Minneapolis Minnesota, composer (Happy Hypocrite) Misc > Birthdates

Ariel Durant    was born on    May 10, 1898 Writer (Story of Civilization) Misc > Birthdates

1898    Melbourne Cup winner was    The Grafter Jockey - John Gough, Trainer - William Forrester, Owner - William Forrester, Time - 3.29.75 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup

1898        Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory Cedes the New Territories to the United Kingdom. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1898        Sixth Treaty of Paris Ends the Spanish-American War. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

Percival Ball    created the sculpture    Phryne Before Praxiteles, 1898 Arts & Literature > Sculptors

1898    is birth year of    Gershwin George, d. 1937 Music > Classical Composers - Birth Years

1898    Preakness Stakes winner was    Sly Fox Willie Simms on board -- Trainer Hardy Campbell -- Charles F. Dwyer -- 1:49.75 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners

1898    winner was    Bowling Brook Fred Littlefield up, Trainer: R. Wyndham Walden, Owners: A. H. & D. H. Morris -- 2:32.00 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Belmont Stakes Winners

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898    was written by    Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace 1999 Arts & Literature > Pulitzer Prize for History

1898    was won by    Porridge E. Delany Sports & Leisure > Irish Grand National Winners

1898    saw the    Battle of Manila Bay Spanish-American War; US Asiatic Squadron destroys the Spanish fleet History & Mythology > Battles and Sieges

The Flag of the Cretan Republic (1898-1913)    was this:    Geography > Flags - Historic

Aubrey Beardsley    died in    1898 aged 25 from Tuberculosis artist English History & Mythology > They Died Young

Frank Leroy Chance (1898-1914)    had the nickname    “Husk,” “The Peerless Leader” Sports & Leisure > Baseball - Hall of Fame Nicknames

John Philip Sousa    composed    The Charlatan (1898) Also known as The Mystical Miss Music > Operettas

During the Spanish American War in 1898, There Were 13 Stars on the American Flag.    is    False 45 stars Misc > True or False

Frank Chance    is famous for    Cubs First Baseman, 1898-1914 Famous for being in the Tinkers to Evers to Chance combination made famous in a 1910 poem Sports & Leisure > Baseball Greats