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)
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)
The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland. Date: April 10, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India. Date: April 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world. Date: April 5, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license. Date: March 31, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives. Date: March 26, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Date: March 24, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)