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