Date: December 19, 1998
In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities. 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 Columbia Launches STS-90 Final Spacelab…
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…
Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa. Date: August 28, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Google Search Engine Birthday Retroactively Claimed,…
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)…
A U.S. federal judge rules that U.S. Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the Lewinsky scandal involving President Bill Clinton. Date: May 22, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. Date: May 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day…