Date: February 20, 1998
Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition. Date: June 11, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Khanna Rail Disaster Kills 212 in India, November 26, 1998Jonesboro Westside Middle…
The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. Date: March 27, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones. Date: December 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Alfredo Ormando Self-Immolates in St. Peter’s…
China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground. Date: February 16, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people on board are killed. Date: September 2, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Clinton v. City of New York: Supreme Court Strikes…
A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others. Date: January 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Israel and…