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1899 in the United States
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s
Years:	1896 1897 1898 – 1899 – 1900 1901 1902
Flag:	45 stars; (1896 – 1908)

Events from the year 1899 in the United States.

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January 1 – Queens and Staten Island merge with New York City.
January 10 – The Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity is founded at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.
January 17 – The United States takes possession of Wake Island.
February 4 – The Philippine-American War begins as hostilities break out in Manila.
February 6 – Spanish-American War: A peace treaty between the United States and Spain is ratified by the United States Senate.
February 12–14 – Great Blizzard of 1899: Freezing temperatures and snow extend well south into North America, including southern Florida. It is the latest in a series of disasters to Florida's citrus industry.
February 14 – Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
March 2 – In Washington State, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established.
March 24 – George Dewey is made Admiral of the US Navy.

April 15 – Students at the University of California, Berkeley steal the Stanford Axe from Stanford University yell leaders following a baseball game, thus establishing the Axe as a symbol of the rivalry between the schools.
May 31 – The launch of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.
June 12 – A tornado completely destroys the town of New Richmond, Wisconsin, killing 117 and injuring more than 200.
June 25 – Three Denver, Colorado newspapers publish a story (later proved to be a fabrication) that the Chinese government under the Guangxu Emperor is going to demolish the Great Wall of China.
June 30 – Mile-a-Minute Murphy earns his famous nickname this day, after he becomes the first man to ride a bicycle for one mile in under a minute on Long Island.

July 17 – America's first juvenile court is established in Chicago.
July 19 – The Newsboys Strike takes place when the Newsies of New York go on strike (strike lasts until August 2).
July 30 – The Harriman Alaska Expedition ends successfully.
August 3 – The John Marshall Law School is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
August 17 – A hurricane makes landfall in North Carolina's Outer Banks, completely destroying the town of Diamond City.

October 30 – The Augusta High School Building is completed in Augusta, Kentucky; Augusta Methodist College shuts down.
November 4 – The Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority is founded in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
November 8 – The Bronx Zoo opens in New York City.
December 2 – Philippine-American War – Battle of Tirad Pass: ("The Filipino Thermopylae") General Gregorio del Pilar and his troops are able to guard the retreat of Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo before being wiped out.

The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the town of Manteo, which was originally laid out as the Dare county seat in 1870.
Gold is discovered in Nome, Alaska.