Page 5: Historical Events In 1998

May 29   Former Arizona senator Barry Goldwater dies at age 89.   

May 30   A powerful earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5000 people.   

Jun 27   In Turkey a 6.3 quake killed at least 145 people and more than 1500 injured in the Adana and Ceyhan areas   

Jul 09   In the Azores Islands a 6.2 quake resulted in ten people killed, about 100 injured and 1000 left homeless on Faial   

Jul 17   In Papua New Guinea a 7.1 earthquake killed at least 2183 people, thousands injured, about 9500 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 21   Alan Shepard dies in Monterey, CA, at age 74. Shepard was the inaugural American in space, and later commanded the Apollo 14 moon mission. He was the fifth person to walk on the lunar surface   

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

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

Sep 02   A Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia, killing 229 people   

Sep 08   St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris' single-season home run record by hitting number 62 during a game against the Chicago Cubs.   

Sep 13   Former Alabama Governor George Wallace dies at age 79   

Sep 24   The U.S. Treasury began circulating the newly-redesigned $20 bill.   

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

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

Oct 22   Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico killing 11374 people   

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 and H.   

Nov 09   St. Thomas and Eastern Railway, a division of Trillium Rail, commences operation over the fomer CN Cayuga Spur between St. Thomas and Delhi, ON   

Nov 10   "The Legend of Mulan" is recorded as becoming the inaugural commercially available DVD to include a DTS audio track   

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

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

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

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

Nov 30   NBC announced it would purchase a minority stake in iVillage, an Internet company producing popular sites for women, such as Parent Soup.   

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 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 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   

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

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Jan 01   Helen wills moody roark: Tennis ace (31 grand slams),   

Jan 02   Frank muir: English writer, raconteur (b. 1920)   

Jan 04   John gary: Singer,    

Jan 05   Georgi sviridov: Composer,    

Jan 07   Owen bradley: American record producer (b. 1915)   

Jan 08   Michael tippett: English composer/conductor (child of our time)    

Jan 09   Kenichi fukui: Japanese nobel prize for chemistry (1981)   

Jan 11   Klaus tennstedt: Conductor,