Date: May 26, 1998
Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral. Date: February 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998China Airlines Flight 676 Crash Near Taipei Kills…
Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent. 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…
The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India. Date: November 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Jonesboro Westside Middle School Shooting Kills Five, Injures Ten, March 24, 1998Algeria Armed Groups…
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…
Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped. Date: May 13, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Netscape Releases Mozilla Source Code…
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extradition warrant. Date: October 16, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal Breaks on Drudge Report, January 17, 1998Netscape Releases Mozilla…