Date: March 27, 1998
An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120. Date: February 14, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. Date: January 12, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Guatemala School Trip Attack and Robbery, January 16, 1998Supreme Court Rules Ellis Island Belongs to New Jersey,…
A U.S. federal judge rules that U.S. Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the Lewinsky scandal involving President Bill Clinton. Date: May 22, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world. Date: April 5, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998General Motors Flint Strike Spreads to Five Plants,…
During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives. Date: March 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Mercedes-Benz Buys Chrysler, Forms DaimlerChrysler in…
The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500. Date: May 30, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Sidi-Hamed…