Historical Events In 1998

Jan 01   In the year 1998 all California bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free   

Jan 01   In the year 1998 mongolia switches from a 46 hour to 40 hour work week   

Jan 01   The Ontario Southland Railway takes over the operation of the Guelph Junction Railway (formerly the Goderich subdivision) which had been leased by CP from the City of Guelph since 1888. The Ontario Southland also took over the 3.1 mile remnant of the CP owned Guelph and Goderich Railway on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history uS Census Bureau estimates population at 268,921,733   

Jan 02   In the year 1998 autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed of opiates &cocaine   

Jan 05   On this day in history ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec & Ontario   

Jan 05   Sonny Bono, half of the Sonny and Cher pop duo and politician, dies in a skiing accident in Lake Tahoe, California at age 62 in the year 1998.   

Jan 05   Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid on this day in history.   

Jan 08   National Defence deploys 4,000 soldiers to help Hydro-Quebec with the worst ice storm damage; 1.3 million households will lose power in Eastern Ontario and Quebec on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1998 roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas   

Jan 08   Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski asks to act as his own lawyer in the year 1998.   

Jan 08   World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1998 anatoly Karpov defeats Viswanathan Anand to retain chess title   

Jan 09   Anatoly Solovyov & Pavel Vinogradov spacewalk record 3 hours 8 minutes on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned   

Jan 09   Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever in the year 1998.   

Jan 09   On this day in history over 100 teams of linemen arrive from Detroit and other parts of the US to help clean up after the ice storm; 1.3 million homes still without electricity in Quebec and Eastern Ontario   

Jan 11   In the year 1998 24th Annual People's Choice Awards - Seinfeld, Tim Allen win   

Jan 11   In the year 1998 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan   

Jan 11   US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history cBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years   

Jan 14   100th episode of "Ellen," airs on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1998 charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge   

Jan 15   In the year 1998 amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63   

Jan 15   In the year 1998 nASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again   

Jan 16   On this day in history investigators for special counsel Kenneth Starr questioned former White House intern Monica Lewinsky about allegations that she had an affair with President Clinton.   

Jan 17   On this day in history president Clinton faces sexual harassment charges from Paula Jones   

Jan 19   On this day in history carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65   

Jan 19   Rock 'n' roll pioneer Carl Perkins, whose hit song Blue Suede Shoes helped lift Elvis Presley to stardom, dies aged 65 in the year 1998.   

Jan 19   The CN line bewteen Moncton, NB and Mont-Joli, Que is transferred to the Quebec Railway Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries as follows New Brunswick East Coast Railway between Pacific Junction, near Moncton, and Campbellton, NB. Matapedia Railway between Campbellton, NB and Mont-Joli, QC in the year 1998.   

Jan 19   In the year 1998 the CN line bewteen Moncton, NB and Mont-Joli, Que is transferred to the Quebec Railway Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries as follows: New Brunswick East Coast Railway between Pacific Junction, near Moncton, and Campbellton, NB. Matapedia Railway between Campbellton, NB and Mont-Joli, QC.   

Jan 20   Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama & Papas, Eagles in the year 1998.   

Jan 20   On this day in history warner Brothers TV Network begins Tuesday night programming   

Jan 21   In the year 1998 pope John Paul II arrived in Havana for his first-ever visit to Cuba.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92   

Jan 02   Frank Muir, English writer, raconteur (b. 1920) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history john Gary, singer, dies at 65   

Jan 05   Georgi Sviridov, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1998.   

Jan 07   Owen Bradley, American record producer (b. 1915) died in the year 1998.   

Jan 08   Michael Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) dies at 93 in the year 1998.   

Jan 09   Kenichi Fukui, Japanese Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1981) dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1998 klaus Tennstedt, conductor, dies at 71