May 02 Central Manitoba Railway takes over the operation of the former CN Pine Falls subdivisions.

May 01 The body of British mountaineer George Mallory is found on Mount Everest almost 75 years after he disappeared on a climbing expedition.

Jan 21 The brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari was convicted of masterminding the 1994 shooting death of a ruling party official.

Jan 25 More than one thousand people are killed when an eartquake rocks the South American country of Colombia.

Jan 01 International Year of Elderly

Jan 04 Former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota.

Jan 25 The first hand transplant in the U.S. takes place in Louisville, Kentucky.

Jan 19 NATO warned Yugoslav Pres. Slobodan Milosevic that he must honor the 1998 cease-fire negotiated with the rebels in Kosovo or face air strikes.

Jan 13 Michael Jordan announces his retirement from the Chicago Bulls (for the second and final time).

Jan 07 The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton opens in the U.S. Senate.

Jan 14 House prosecutors request U.S. President Bill Clinton's removal from office, during post-impeachment proceedings in the Senate.

Jan 21 Raul Salinas de Gortari, brother of a former Mexican president, is convicted of arranging the murder of a political rival and sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Jan 20 On day two of U.S. President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial, his lawyers argue their case before the Senate, calling the House-passed articles of impeachment "flawed and unfair."

Jan 05 Four US jets fire on and miss four Iraqi MiGs testing the "no-fly" zone over southern Iraq in the first air-to-air confrontation in more than six years.

Jan 28 The Ford Motor Company announces that it is buying the automobile division of Sweden's Volvo manufacturing company for $6.45 billion.

Jan 08 RailAmerica Inc. takes over the operation of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway from CP. The new company, known as E&N Railway Company (1998) Ltd, purchased the line between Port Alberni and Nanaimo and leased the section from Victoria to Nanaimo.

Jan 31 The Denver Broncos repeat as NFL champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII.

Jan 07 The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton opens in the U.S. Senate.

Jan 23 Monica Lewinsky is ordered by a federal judge to submit to an interview in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Jan 04 Former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota.

Jan 22 Pope John Paul II arrived in Mexico City on a visit to Mexico and the United States.

Jan 31 The Denver Broncos repeat as NFL champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII.

Feb 14 John Ehrlichman, presidential advisor during the Nixon administration and imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal, dies in Atlanta, at age 73.

Feb 23 Two avalanches in as many days are blamed for the death of 38 people in Austria.

Feb 27 Democratic rule returns to Nigeria as its citizens elect Olusegun Obasanjo as president.

Feb 24 R&B artist Lauryn Hill picks up a record five Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.

Feb 12 American Airlines pilots defy a federal court order and continue their sickout, causing the airline to cancel over a thousand flights.

Feb 16 Testimony begins in the Jasper, TX, murder trial of John William King, charged in the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr.

Feb 05 Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is sentenced to a year in a Maryland jail for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident.

Feb 20 Fifteen-year-old U.S. figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medal winner in Winter Olympics history, as she wins the ladies figure skating category at Nagano, Japan.

Feb 07 King Hussein of Jordan dies of cancer at age 63, and is succeeded by his son, Abdullah.

Feb 11 In Afghanistan a 6.0 earthquake killed 70 and 500 injured, at least 14,000 homeless and 7,000 houses destroyed in Lowgar and Vardak Provinces

Feb 12 The U.S. Senate acquits President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice in his impeachment trial.

Feb 08 A funeral service is held in Amman, Jordan, for King Hussein, who died the day before of cancer.

Feb 02 A Portland, Oregon jury decrees that a person who created an Internet site listing the names and addresses of abortionists pay $107 million in damages.

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