Date: May 6, 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…
Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people. Date: August 7, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Hugo Chávez Wins Venezuela Presidential Election, December 6,…
A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others. Date: March 24, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Drudge Breaks Clinton-Lewinsky Affair Story January 17, 1998LTTE Suicide Attack on…
A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Date: November 20, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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)…
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 1998Titanic Becomes First Film to Gross $1 Billion Worldwide March 1, 1998Russia Introduces New…