Portal:Current events/June 1998

June 1998 was the sixth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Monday, ended on a Tuesday after 30 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from June 1998.

June 2, 1998 (Tuesday)

The CIH computer virus is discovered in Taiwan.

June 3, 1998 (Wednesday)

Eschede train disaster: An Intercity-Express high-speed train derails between Hanover and Hamburg, Germany, causing 101 deaths.

June 7, 1998 (Sunday)

Former Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané seizes control over military barracks in Bissau, marking the beginning of the Guinea-Bissau Civil War (1998–99).
Peter Arnett publishes a false report of Operation Tailwind (initiated 1970), claiming that sarin nerve agents were used to eliminate a group of deserting U.S. soldiers.
James Byrd, Jr. is beaten and dragged to death by 3 white men in Jasper, Texas.

June 10, 1998 (Wednesday)

The 1998 FIFA World Cup begins in France.

June 12, 1998 (Friday)

The Centennial Celebration of Independence of the Philippines from Spain is observed.

June 25, 1998 (Thursday)

Microsoft releases Windows 98.

June 30, 1998 (Tuesday)

Philippine Vice President Joseph Estrada is sworn in as the 13th President of the Philippines.

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