Date: August 17, 1998
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)…
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 1998Tony Blair First UK…
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)…
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 1998Guatemala School Trip Attack and Robbery, January…
ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission. 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 1998Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-89…
Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board. Date: April 20, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998MCI Communications and…