Date: May 27, 1998
Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Date: January 22, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Ulster Volunteer Force Ballymoney Petrol Bomb Attack Kills…
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) More events from 1998Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne First…
U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Date: August 20, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events…
An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120. Date: February 14, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes. Date: May 23, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 4,500 in Takhar Province May…
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University. Date: September 4, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah Proclaimed Crown Prince of Brunei, August 10,…