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January 1998 was the first month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Saturday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

Current events of January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01) (Thursday) Law and crime Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants. Politics and elections Toronto and six other communities in Canada are merged to form a new megacity. The next day Mel Lastman is sworn in as its first mayor. Current events of January 2, 1998 (1998-01-02) (Friday) Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence. Three separate avalanches in British Columbia, Canada, kill a total of nine people. Current events of January 4, 1998 (1998-01-04) (Sunday) Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 in Algeria: Over 170 are killed in 3 remote villages. Current events of January 5, 1998 (1998-01-05) (Monday) The Ice Storm of 1998, caused by El Niño, strikes southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. Current events of January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06) (Tuesday) Alan Eagleson pleads guilty to fraud in Canada. The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. Current events of January 8, 1998 (1998-01-08) (Thursday) Ramzi Yousef is sentenced to life in prison for planning the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. Current events of January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11) (Sunday) Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. Current events of January 12, 1998 (1998-01-12) (Monday) Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. Current events of January 14, 1998 (1998-01-14) (Wednesday) Ralph Guarino is arrested for attempting to rob a Bank of America bank in the World Trade Center. Current events of January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17) (Saturday) The Drudge Report breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which would lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. Current events of January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20) (Tuesday) Nepalese police intercept a shipment of 272 human skulls in Kathmandu. Current events of January 22, 1998 (1998-01-22) (Thursday) Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski pleads guilty, and accepts a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Current events of January 28, 1998 (1998-01-28) (Wednesday) Gunmen hold at least 400 children and teachers hostage for several hours, at an elementary school in Manila, Philippines.

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