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President In Office - Bill Clinton
At the current time until 2000, Bill Clinton was the president of the United States. -
California Bars
All California bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free. -
Mongolia Work
Mongolia switches from a 46 hour to 40 hour work week. -
Canada Storm
For roughly a week, an ice storm hit Canada and part of the United States, causing much destruction. -
Canada Loses Power
Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec & Ontario. -
CBS AFC
CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years. -
Pope & Cuba
Pope John Paul II visits Cuba. -
Super Bowl XXXII
The Denver Broncos defeated the Green Bay Packers with the score of 31-24. -
Daniel Baldwin Hospitalized
Daniel Baldwin hospitalized in NYC for cocaine overdose. -
US Military Cable Cars
US military plane clips cable car lines in northern Italy, kills 20. -
AOL Price Rise
AOL raises monthly flat rate internet access from $19.95 to $21.95. -
Afghanistan Earthquake
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000. -
Intel Graphics
Intel unveils its 1st graphics chip i740. -
Box Office Update
US movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days). -
Oprah Beef Trial
Oprah Winfrey beats Texas cattlemen in beef trial. -
Apple Newton
Apple discontinues developing Newton computer. -
Australian Golf
Australian Ladies Masters Golf. -
Bill Gates Committee
Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee. -
Iran Earthquake
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hits southeastern Iran. -
Good Friday Agreement
Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland. -
Europe NFL
NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season. -
Pakistan Missles
Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of hitting India. -
Disney World Update
Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. -
Miss Hawaii
15th Miss Hawaiian Tropic crowned. -
124th Kentucky Derby
The 124th Kentucky Derby took place. -
European Bank
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. -
Race Riots
Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesian of Chinese descendants are looted and women raped. -
IN Race
Indianapolis 500 race. -
New Computer Virus
The CIH computer virus is discovered in Taiwan. -
Belmont
130th Belmont. -
Compaq
Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition. -
Windows 98
Windows 98, the second major release of Microsoft Windows for home computers, was released. -
Line Item Act
In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional. -
All Star Baseball Denver
69th All Star Baseball Game at Coors Field, Denver. -
Senior Golf
19th US Senior Golf Open ends at Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, California. -
US Capitol Tragedy
Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial. -
Golf Classic
26th du Maurier Golf Classic. -
Brunei Prince
The Royal Proclamation of HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah as the Crown Prince of Brunei. -
Canada's Court
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval. -
Pan Am Bombing Trial
The Netherlands is selected as the site for the trial of the two Libyan suspects of the 1988 Pan Am bombing. -
North Korea's Satellite
North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyongsong, its first satellite. -
Men's Tennis
6th - Men's championship at US Tennis Open. -
Women's Tennis
112th US Womens Tennis. -
Google
Google, the world's most used search engine, was invented on this day. -
New SC Member
Vladimir Putin became a permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. -
Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming. -
Tampa Bay Game
NY Islanders beat Tampa Bay, 7-1, to end 11 game winless streak. -
Israel Agreement
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a "land for peace" agreement. -
Iraq Crisis
Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. -
Europe Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights is instituted. -
NY Vs. Detroit
NY Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak. -
Bin Laden Sin
A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
20th - The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched. -
The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time
In late 1998, The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time was released in America. To this day, it is still regarded as one of the best games ever created. -
Bankers Trust
Deutsche Bank announces a $10 billion USD deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world. -
Exxon Mobil
Exxon announces a $73.7 billion USD deal to buy Mobil, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company. -
Unity Module
The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched. -
Venezuela President
Hugo Chávez Frías, Venezuelan military and politician, is elected President of Venezuela. -
Airways Airbus
Thai Airways Airbus A310-200 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. -
Clinton Impeachment
Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives forwards articles I and III of impeachment against President Bill Clinton to the Senate. -
Box Office Record
The US movie box office hits a record of $6.24 billion total during that year.
