Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park opened its doors on Earth Day April 22, 1998, giving families a…
Tag: 1998
1 March 1998
The film, Titanic became the first to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Throughout the years, the public opinion of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic‘ wavered. Some roll…
26 November 1998
The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India. At least 150 people were feared killed and 250 injured in a train accident…
2 September 1998
All 229 people on board are killed when Swissair Flight 111 crashes in Nova Scotia. Scores of bodies and bits of debris were recovered from…
14 May 1998
The final show of television series, Seinfeld airs on NBC. “It’s just very difficult to end a series,” Sopranos creator David Chase once said, years…
27 March 1998
Viagra is approved by the FDA for a treatment for male impotence. Viagra is an FDA-approved medication used to treat erectile dysfunction problems in men….
19 November 1998
The portrait of the ‘Artist Without Beard’ by Vincent van Gogh sells at auction for US$71.5 million. The last self portrait of the famous artist…
26 May 1998
The first National Sorry Day was held in Australia to commemorate the mistreatment of the country’s indigenous population
3 February 1998
A low-flying US miltary plane cuts the cable of the Cavalese cable-car near Trento, Italy. Twenty people are killed.