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1998 Apr 19, Wang Dan, the noted dissident and student leader of Tiananmen Square, arrived in the US after being freed by China and was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit for medical evaluation.
1998 Apr 19, Wang Dan, the noted dissident and student leader of Tiananmen Square, arrived in the US after being freed by China and was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit for medical evaluation. -
1998 Apr 19, In Madison, Wi., Salim Amara doused a fellow passenger on a city bus with gasoline and ignited a fire burning himself and others severely.
1998 Apr 19, In Madison, Wi., Salim Amara doused a fellow passenger on a city bus with gasoline and ignited a fire burning himself and others severely. -
1998 Apr 19, A small plane crashed on the west side of Detroit. It was reported to have contained cash and marijuana that neighbors quickly picked up. The pilot was believed to be Douglas C. Dufresne (66) of Florida.
1998 Apr 19, A small plane crashed on the west side of Detroit. It was reported to have contained cash and marijuana that neighbors quickly picked up. The pilot was believed to be Douglas C. Dufresne (66) of Florida. -
1998 Apr 19, In Austria Thomas Klestil was re-elected president with 63% of the vote.
1998 Apr 19, In Austria Thomas Klestil was re-elected president with 63% of the vote. -
1998 Apr 19, In Bhutan a fire destroyed the Taktsang Monastery, that dated back in some form to the 9th century
1998 Apr 19, In Bhutan a fire destroyed the Taktsang Monastery, that dated back in some form to the 9th century -
1998 Apr 19, An Israeli settler was shot and killed and three others, including a Palestinian man, were wounded. Dov Dribben (28) of Maon was killed when settlers tried to force a group of Bedouin shepherds off a contested piece of land.
1998 Apr 19, An Israeli settler was shot and killed and three others, including a Palestinian man, were wounded. Dov Dribben (28) of Maon was killed when settlers tried to force a group of Bedouin shepherds off a contested piece of land. -
1998 Apr 19, In Japan Pres. Yeltsin held a summit with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hasimoto at the Kawana resort. Yeltsin promised to hand over KGB documents of interrogations of captured Japanese generals from WW II.
1998 Apr 19, In Japan Pres. Yeltsin held a summit with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hasimoto at the Kawana resort. Yeltsin promised to hand over KGB documents of interrogations of captured Japanese generals from WW II. -
1998 Apr 19, In Mexico Octavio Paz (84), poet and essayist, died of cancer. His work included “The Labyrinth of Solitude" and the poem “Sun Stone."
1998 Apr 19, In Mexico Octavio Paz (84), poet and essayist, died of cancer. His work included “The Labyrinth of Solitude" and the poem “Sun Stone." -
1998 Apr 19, In Nigeria police shot dead at least 3 Shiite Muslims, supporters of Ibrahim El-Zak Zaky, and wounded many more in Kaduna in clashes over 2 days.
1998 Apr 19, In Nigeria police shot dead at least 3 Shiite Muslims, supporters of Ibrahim El-Zak Zaky, and wounded many more in Kaduna in clashes over 2 days. -
1998 Apr 19, In Chile leaders of the 34 Western Hemisphere democracies at the second Summit of the Americas agreed on a free-trade zone to be created by 2005. The first summit met in Miami in 1994
1998 Apr 19, In Chile leaders of the 34 Western Hemisphere democracies at the second Summit of the Americas agreed on a free-trade zone to be created by 2005. The first summit met in Miami in 1994