Date: May 6, 1998
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 1998PauknAir Flight 4101 Crashes…
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives. Date: December 29, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Mercedes-Benz Buys Chrysler in $40 Billion DaimlerChrysler Merger, May…
In Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala, thirteen American students on a school trip are attacked and robbed at gunpoint; five were raped. Date: January 16, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Clinton–Lewinsky Scandal: House Judiciary…
Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral. Date: February 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Dallas Diocese Pays $23.4M in Priest Abuse Cases,…
Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport. Date: July 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Netscape Announces Mozilla Open Source…
Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent. 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…