Date: August 17, 1998
Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website. Date: January 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 4,000 in Takhar Province,…
The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured. Date: July 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The first flight of the Boeing Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X communications satellite. Date: August 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate. Date: August 28, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Suharto…
Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. Date: February 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Second Congo War: Kinshasa Offensive Repelled by Loyalists, August 28, 1998Central Florida Tornadoes Kill 42, Damage…
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…