page_title: Timeline of United States history (1860–1899)
section_title: Presidency of William McKinley
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of United States history (1860–1899) / 1890s / Presidency of William McKinley
caption_attribution_description: USS Maine (ACR-1)
context_page_description: This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1860 to 1899.
context_section_description: 1897 – McKinley becomes the 25th President; and Hobart becomes Vice President
  1897 – Boston subway completed
  1897 – Dingley tariff
  1898 – USS Maine explodes in Havana, Cuba harbor, precipitating the Spanish–American War
  1898 – De Lôme Letter
  1898 – Treaty of Paris (1898) ends Spanish–American War; Philippine–American War begins
  1898 – Hawaii annexed
  1898 – Newlands Resolution
  1898 – American Anti-Imperialist League organized
  1899 – Teller Amendment
  1899 – Newsboys' strike of 1899
  1899 – American Samoa occupied
  1899 – Open Door Notes
  1899 – Vice President Hobart dies
caption: Wreckage of the USS Maine
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