Date: August 30, 1998
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission. Date: April 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Australia Holds First National Sorry Day, Reconciliation Events Draw Millions May 26, 1998LTTE Suicide…
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…
Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex. Date: March 4, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅…
Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras. Date: October 29, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Washington National Airport Renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport, February 6, 1998Suharto Resigns…
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 1998Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski Sentenced to Four Life…
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. Date: May 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day…