Air France Flight 422 Crashes in Bogotá, 53 Killed, April 20, 1998
Date: April 20, 1998
Date: April 20, 1998
During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country. Date: January 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1998Papua New Guinea Earthquake…
The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500. Date: May 30, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Central…
The European Exchange Rate Mechanism freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone, and establishes the value of the euro currency. Date: December 31, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Mercedes-Benz Buys…
Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac. Date: May 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Yaoundé Train Collision and Oil Explosion Kills 120 – February 14, 1998Iraq Threatens to Fire on…
Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings into U.S. President Bill Clinton. Date: November 19, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998UN Tribunal Convicts Jean-Paul Akayesu of Rwanda…