1898 in the United States

Events from the year 1898 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: William McKinley (R-Ohio) Vice President: Garret Hobart (R-New Jersey) Chief Justice: Melville Fuller (Illinois) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Thomas Brackett Reed (R-Maine) Congress: 55th ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January–March === January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York.

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