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November 1998 was the eleventh month of that common year. The month, which began on a Sunday, ended on a Monday after 30 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from November 1998.

November 1, 1998 (1998-11-01) (Sunday) The European Court of Human Rights is instituted. November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) (Tuesday) Edmonton, Canada and Wonju, South Korea are declared as sister cities. Jesse Ventura, former professional wrestler, is elected Governor of Minnesota. November 5, 1998 (1998-11-05) (Thursday) Lewinsky scandal: As part of the impeachment inquiry, House Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde sends a list of 81 questions to U.S. President Bill Clinton. The journal Nature publishes a genetic study showing compelling evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered his slave Sally Hemings' son Eston Hemings Jefferson. Myra Hindley loses her second appeal in 11 months against her whole life tariff. November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07) (Saturday) John Glenn returns to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. November 8, 1998 (1998-11-08) (Sunday) U.S. and now defunct energy company Unocal signed an agreement with Petrobangla to develop Bangladesh's largest gas field. (BBC) November 9, 1998 (1998-11-09) (Monday) In the largest civil settlement in United States history, a federal judge approves a US$1.03 billion settlement requiring dozens of brokerage houses (including Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Salomon Smith Barney) to pay investors who claim they were cheated in a widespread price-fixing scheme on the NASDAQ. The United Kingdom formally abolishes the death penalty. November 12, 1998 (1998-11-12) (Thursday) Daimler-Benz completes a merger with Chrysler Corporation to form Daimler-Chrysler. November 13, 1998 (1998-11-13) (Friday) Theglobe.com goes public, opening up 1000% and setting a stock market record for highest rising IPO in history. This became one of the first and most widely publicized IPOs of the internet boom. Iraq disarmament crisis: Following Iraq's commitment to UNSCOM, President Bill Clinton cancels scheduled air raids by the United States. November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16) (Monday) Sesame Workshop (back then known as Children's Television Workshop) launches Elmo's World, the most famous Sesame Street segment, lasting from the late 90' to Sesame Street's 40th anniversary (69-09) and the 10th anniversary of the segment itself (99-09). November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17) (Tuesday) Voyager 1 overtakes Pioneer 10 as the most distant man-made object from the Solar System, at a distance of 69.419 AU (1.03849×1010 km). November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19) (Thursday) Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton. November 20, 1998 (1998-11-20) (Friday) Law and crime A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Galina Starovoitova, Russian legislator and democracy advocate, is assassinated in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Science and technology At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the first component for the International Space Station (Zarya, or sunrise) is launched. November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21) (Saturday) Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. November 22, 1998 (1998-11-22) (Sunday) Voters in Albania were asked whether they approved of the Constitution of Albania. (Princeton) November 23, 1998 (1998-11-23) (Monday) Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq stops their partnership with UNSCOM. November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24) (Tuesday) Second Congo War: Reports from the Republic of the Congo say that twelve people drowned in a Congolese river when a marine patrol boat tried to intercept a canoe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. River traffic was suspended between the two countries for security reasons after the Second Congo War began. (BBC) America Online announces it will acquire Netscape Communications in a stock-for-stock transaction worth US$4.2 billion. A declassified report by Swiss IOC official Marc Hodler reveals that bribes had been used to bring the 2002 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City during bidding process in 1995. The International Olympic Committee, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Department of Justice immediately launch an investigation into the scandal. November 26, 1998 (1998-11-26) (Thursday) Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Dáil Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's parliament. Japan and China sign the Japan-China Joint Declaration On Building a Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation for Peace and Development. November 28, 1998 (1998-11-28) (Saturday) Floods devastate Bangladesh's rice fields. (CNN) November 30, 1998 (1998-11-30) (Monday) Deutsche Bank announces a US$10 billion deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world.

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