Nov 20 Okanagan Valley Railway commences operation over the former CP line between Sicamous and Kelowna, BC (including running rights over the CN between Vernon and Kelowna). The formal handing over ceremony took place on January 15, 1999.

Nov 24 On this day in 1998, America Online officially announced it would acquire Netscape Communications

Nov 10 "The Legend of Mulan" becomes the first commercially available DVD to include a DTS audio track

Nov 02 Quebec Gatineau Railway commences operation over the CN Montfort Spur between Mirabel and Saint-Jerome, QC. Access to the CN network is continued through an interchange agreement between CN, OGRY and St.L&H.

Nov 24 A federal judge ruled that a Virginia library constitutionally could not block Internet pornography from library computers

Nov 16 Goderich and Exeter Railway takes over operation of the CN Guelph subdivision between London and Silver, ON.

Nov 25 Flip (Clerow) Wilson Emmy Award-winning comedy writer died

Nov 30 The White House unveiled its sweeping electronic commerce agenda on this day in 1998

Dec 01 St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Quebec) commences operation over the CN Sherbrooke subdivision between St. Rosalie, QC and Norton, VT.

Dec 22 Microsoft was ordered to stop blocking holiday e-mail cards from Blue Mountain Arts

Dec 13 Ottawa Central Railway, a subsidiary of RailLink's Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the CN Beachburg subdivision between Ottawa and Pembroke, ON as well as the Walkley line in Ottawa. The Ottawa Central also received running rights over the Alexandria subdivision between Ottawa and Coteau.

Dec 22 A particularly vicious virus invaded systems at MCI WorldCom. Unlike other viruses, the Remote Explorer bug was capable of damaging a system even if users did not download a file or open an e-mail attachment

Dec 14 IXC Communications announced it had turned on a new coast-to-coast data network that it hoped would serve as the backbone for the next generation Internet

May 14 Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC (commercials are $2 million for 30 seconds)

May 28 Phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49

May 30 A powerful earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000 people

May 03 RaiLink-MacKenzie Northern takes over the operation of the CN line from Smith, AB to Hay River, NWT.

May 29 Former Arizona senator Barry Goldwater dies at age 89

May 01 Former Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver dies today in Pomona, California, at age 62

May 28 Phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49

May 14 Microsoft agrees to delay shipping Windows 98 for several days while it negotiates with federal government and 20 states in attempt to forestall antitrust lawsuits.

May 22 In Central Bolivia a 6.6 earthquake at least 105 people killed and 150 injured in the Aiquile-Totora area.

May 18 Justice Department and 20 state attorneys general sue Microsoft, charging it illegally thwarted competition to protect and extend its monopoly on software.

Jul 17 In Papua New Guinea a 7.1 earthquake killed at least 2,183 people, thousands injured, about 9,500 homeless and about 500 missing as a result of a tsunami generated in the Sissano area. Maximum wave heights estimated at 10 meters

Jul 20 On this day in 1998, Attorneys General from 20 states dropped some of their antitrust charges against Microsoft, narrowing their focus in the antitrust case.

Jul 09 In the Azores Islands a 6.2 quake resulted in ten people killed, about 100 injured and 1,000 left homeless on Faial.

Jul 21 Alan Shepard dies in Monterey, CA, at age 74. Shepard was the first American in space, and later commanded the Apollo 14 moon mission. He was the fifth person to walk on the lunar surface.

Jun 27 In Turkey a 6.3 quake killed at least 145 people and more than 1,500 injured in the Adana and Ceyhan areas

Jan 09 Anatoly Karpov defeats Viswanathan Anand to retain chess title

Jan 11 US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge

Jan 21 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba

Jan 31 STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands

Jan 27 Crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City NY) Tram, injuring 10

Jan 01 All California bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free

Jan 02 Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed of opiates &cocaine

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