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

Aug 29 A Cuban airplane bursts into flames and crashes during takeoff from Quito, Ecuador, killing 79 people.

Aug 17 U.S. President Bill Clinton admits in a televised address to having had inappropriate relations with ex-White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Oct 17 A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil. At least 700 die

Oct 01 Southern Rails Cooperative takes over operation of CN Avonlea subdivision from Avonlea to Moose Jaw, SK.

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.

Mar 14 In Northern Iran a 6.9 earthquake kills 5 people and 50 injured in Golbaf. Two thousand houses destroyed, 10,000 people left homeless

Mar 21 Australian cricket team suffers its worst defeat in 60 years, beaten by an innings and 219 runs by India in Calcutta

Mar 17 USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for first Olympics Gold medal

Mar 15 Pacific Bell Internet Services announced that a flood of junk e-mail had overwhelmed its message servers on this day in 1998

Mar 03 Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee

Mar 15 "Cabaret", opens at Club Expo Theater NYC

Mar 19 "Ah Wilderness!", opens at Vivian Beaumont theater

Mar 12 "Sound of Music", opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC

Mar 23 70th Academy Awards: Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win

Mar 10 4th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

Mar 23 70th Academy Awards Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win

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