India Conducts Three Underground Atomic Tests in Pokhran, May 11, 1998

Deep Space 1 is launched to explore the asteroid belt and test new spacecraft technologies. Date: October 24, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Bill Clinton Denies Lewinsky Affair on TV, January 26, 1998Supreme…

Argentinian physicist Juan Maldacena publishes a landmark paper initiating the study of AdS/CFT correspondence, which links string theory and quantum gravity. Date: January 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Akashi Kaikyō Bridge Opens…

The first "National Sorry Day" is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people. Date: May 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Afghanistan Earthquake in Takhar…

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 1998Central Florida Tornadoes Destroy 2,600 Structures, Kill 42 – February 23, 1998Titanic Becomes First…

Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually. Date: May 28, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day…