Swissair Flight 111 Crashes Near Peggy’s Cove, 229 Killed – September 2, 1998

Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot. Date: May 27, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Swissair…

Titanic becomes the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Date: March 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Michael Fortier Sentenced for Oklahoma City Bombing Plot Warning Failure, May 27, 1998Sidi-Hamed Massacre…

Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. Date: February 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998China Airlines Flight 676 Crash Near Taipei, Taiwan, February 16, 1998Bill Clinton Denies Lewinsky Affair on…

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)…

Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. Date: May 7, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Pakistan Tests Medium-Range Missiles Capable of Reaching India, April 6,…

First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. Date: August 24, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1998Compaq Acquires Digital Equipment for $9 Billion, June 11, 1998Kerry Wood Strikes Out 20…