Sidi-Hamed Massacre Kills Over 100 in Algeria, January 11, 1998

A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others. Date: January 25, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Rear Admiral…

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 1998Papua New Guinea Earthquake…

Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time. 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…

Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras. 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 1998Oued Bouaicha Massacre: 52 Killed in Algerian Civil War, March 26, 1998Hugo…

Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac. Date: May 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 Crash Near Erdenet, 28 Dead, May 26, 1998Swissair Flight 111 Crashes…