Historical Events of 1998 Quiz
Historical Events of 1998
Can you name the significant events of 1998?
By THEJMAN
| Date | Answer | Event Description |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | The Little Mermaid statue in this Danish capital city is decapitated by vandals | |
| January 25 | The Denver Broncos defeat this Brett Favre-led NFC team 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII | |
| February 23 | This al-Qaeda leader publishes a fatwa declaring jihad on all Jews and Crusaders | |
| February 24 | This 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' and 'Candle in the Wind' singer is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II | |
| March 2 | The Galileo spacecraft sends data that indicates that this planet's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick layer of ice | |
| April 19 | Writer Octavio Paz, a recipient of this award in Literature, dies in Mexico | |
| May 4 | Ted Kaczynski, also known by this alias, is sentenced to life + 30 years in prison | |
| May 14 | The final episode of this 'about nothing' sitcom airs on NBC | |
| June 5 | A seven-week strike begins at this automaker's plant in Flint, Michigan | |
| June 27 | The Kuala Lumpur International Airport opens in this Asian nation | |
| July 17 | This last Romanov Russian Tsar and his family are buried in Russia more than 80 years after their deaths | |
| July 24 | This Steven Spielberg directed Golden Globe winner for Best Drama is released, starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon | |
| August 20 | The Canadian Supreme Court rules that this province cannot secede from the country without government approval | |
| August 31 | This Asian dictatorship reportedly launches its first satellite, Kwangmyongsong | |
| September 7 | This internet search engine is founded by Stanford students Larry Page and Sergey Brin | |
| October 23 | Israeli Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu reaches a 'Land for Peace' agreement with this Palestinian Chairman | |
| October 29 | 77-year-old John Glenn becomes the oldest person to go to space, aboard this space shuttle | |
| November 19 | Impeachment hearings of this U.S. President begin | |
| November 24 | This Cher song is released and quickly becomes one of the year's most popular hits | |
| December 1 | Two oil companies join via a $73.7 billion transaction, creating this oil supermajor | |
| December 6 | Hugo Chávez Frías is elected President of this South American country | |
| December 16-19 | Operation Desert Fox is carried out against this Middle Eastern country |