*1998*
political evENt$
Bill Clinton denies he had "sexual relations" with former White House Intern Monica Lewinsky. Starting the Lewinsky scandal and investigations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/26/newsid_2672000/2672291.stm
President Bill Clinton impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/bill-clinton-impeachment
w0rld ev3nts
Worlds biggest airport in the world opens in Hong Kong.
http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/cheklapkok_new/
66-day blackout begins in Auckland, New Zealand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Auckland_power_crisis
sPOrt$
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa each chase the home run record perviously set by Roger Maris set in 1961. Both men end up breaking the record; McGwire with 70 and Sosa with 66.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_record_chase
Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Daytona_500
mu$!c
one week by barenaked ladies came out.
http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=ruoioyjxrrf&aid=oc5mg2em3mf
tearin up my heart by N*SYNC came out.
http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=qndg9p9k8_o&aid=2o84g_ep_ye
m0vies/tel3vision
CatDog aired on Nickelodeon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catdog
The Wild Thornberries aired on Nickelodeon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Thornberries
US events
Viagra was approved by the FDA on March 27, 1998.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viagrattp
Matthew Shepard beaten to death.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/a0767289.html
f@$h!0n / f@D$ / $l@nG
furby came out!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/furby
dockers and cargo pants became popular.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s_in_fashion#dockers_and_cargo_pants
t3chn0logy / inv3nt!ons
Windows 98 released by Microsoft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98
The search engine Google is founded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google
automobiles / transportation
1998 BMW 7 series
http://www.edmunds.com/used/1998/bmw/7series/17174/ratings_consumersdetail.html?dcr_usein=u&dcr_sid=17174
Ford Festiva
http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=9407&vf=18
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