Events That Happened in 1998

1998 Timeline

1998 Anti-Flag releases Their System Doesn't Work for You
Their System Doesn't Work for You is a compilation album by punk band Anti-Flag, released in 1998. It is a reprint of the Anti-Flag songs available on their split album North America Suck...
1998 Boo.com is Founded
Boo.com was a British Internet company founded by Swedes Ernst Malmsten, Kajsa Leander and Patrik Hedelin that famously went bust following the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. After se...
1998 Dole awarded for generosity to the hungry
Dole receives the "Second Harvest Partnership Award" and the "Hunger's Hope Award" for generous giving to the hungry.
1998 Dole receives "Corporate Conscience: Honor Roll Designee Award"
Dole receives "Corporate Conscience: Honor Roll Designee Award" from Council on Economic Priorities (CEP).
1998 Dole's banana operations first to be certified to the environmental management system requirements
In July of 1998, Dole's banana operations in Costa Rica become the first banana exporter and the first agricultural producer in the world to become certified to the environmental manageme...
1998 Financial Analyst Henry Markopolous Determines that Bernard Madoff's Returns are Impossible
Boston-based Frank Casey, former vice president of marketing for Rampart Investment Management, first hears about Madoff and his split-strike conversion strategy from French aristocrat an...
1998 Flooz.com is Founded
Flooz.com was a dot-com venture, now defunct, based in New York City that went online in February 1999, promoted by comic actress Whoopi Goldberg in a series of television advertisements....
1998 Ford Cougar is First Produced
The Ford Cougar was a large coupé car sold in the European market between 1998 and 2002. The car was named after a famous American muscle car from the Ford stable, the Mercury Cougar. It ...
1998 Founding of the Holocaust History Project
"No holes, no Holocaust" has long been one of the denier community's favorite slogans. It refers to the holes in the roof of Kremas (crematoria) II and III at the Auschwitz-Birkenau exter...
1998 Go.com is Founded
Go.com (also known as The Go Network) is a web portal first launched by Jeff Gold, and now operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group, which is a part of The Walt Disney Company. The port...
1998 "High Art" Is Released
High Art (1998) is an independent film directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell. Sydney (or simply 'Syd'), age 24, is a woman who has her whole life mapp...
1998 Human Trials Begin in the U.S for Possible AIDS Vaccine
1998: Human trials begin in the U.S. for possible AIDS vaccines. Despite 10 years of vaccine developments, the trial results have been disappointing and the prospect of an AIDS vaccine re...
1998 Interest Rates Begin To Fall
The venture capitalists saw record-setting rises in stock valuations of dot-com companies, and therefore moved faster and with less caution than usual, choosing to mitigate the risk by st...
1998 Jay-Z releases "Wishing on a Star" single
"Wishing on a Star" is a 1998 single by rapper Jay-Z that can be found on the United Kingdom release of In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. It features vocals from Rose Royce's Gwen Dickey, who sings...
1998 Kellogg's Introduces Smart Start Cereal
A Product Review of Kellogg's Smart Start Strong Heart Toasted Oat Lightly Sweetened Cereal December 22, 2008 by Bridgitte Williams The Healthy Heart Original Cereal Has a New Name ...
1998 Kozmo.com is Founded
Kozmo.com was a venture-capital-driven online company that promised free one-hour delivery of anything from DVD rentals to Starbucks coffee in the United States. It was founded by young i...
1998 Mercedes-Benz W220 is First Produced
The Mercedes-Benz W220 was a series of flagship sedans which constituted the Mercedes-Benz S-Class during the early-to-mid 2000's. The W220 (and similar W215 CL-Class coupés) started prod...
1998 Nissan Cube is First Produced
The Nissan Cube is a mini MPV produced by Nissan and currently sold only in Japan, North America and Europe. The first generation of the Cube (designated Z10) was introduced in 1998. I...
1998 Norman Hsu Declared Bankrupt by Hong Kong Court
In registrations for Newton and the other firm, Mr. Hsu listed his address as on the 39th floor of Convention Plaza, which is a luxurious place in the heart of Hong Kong with views of Vic...
1998 Pets.com is Founded
Another important dot-com lesson was that advertising, no matter how clever, cannot save you. Take online pet-supply store Pets.com. Its talking sock puppet mascot became so popular that ...
1998 Rainer Maria Latzke Invents the Digital Printing Technique of Frescography
Frescography (from Latin fresco - painting onto "fresh" plaster + Greek graphein - to write) is a method for producing murals digitally on paper, canvas, glass or tiles, invented 1998 by ...
1998 Rod Blagojevich Re-elected to US House of Representatives
In 1996, Blagojevich surrendered his seat in the state house to campaign in Illinois's 5th congressional district. The district had long been represented by the powerful Democrat, Daniel ...
1998 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Woof"
"Woof" is the second single released from Snoop Dogg's third album, Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told. It was produced by Beats By the Pound member Craig B and Master P and featured r...
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 science fiction feature film, directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Michael Piller (with the story developed by Rick Berman and Piller), and with music...
1998 "Tunak Tunak Tun" by Daler Mehndi Released
"Tunak Tunak Tun", often referred to solely as "Tunak", is a bhangra/pop love song created by Punjabi artist Daler Mehndi and released in 1998. It has become an internet meme because of i...
1998 Volvo S80 is First Produced
The Volvo S80 is a mid-size executive sedan from Swedish automaker Volvo and was introduced in 1998 as a replacement for the rear-wheel drive Volvo 960/S90 sedan. The Volvo S80 was built ...
1998 Jan 12 Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes is the fifth Marvel Comics-licensed fighting game by Capcom and the third to feature Capcom characters (see Marvel vs. Capcom (series)). In contra...
1998 Jan 12 Radiohead released single "No Surprises"
"No Surprises" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. It was released as the third and final single from the group's 1997 album OK Computer. Accompanied by a music vide...
1998 Jan 15 Edguy Releases Vain Glory Opera
Vain Glory Opera, released in 1998, is the third album by German power metal band Edguy. It was produced by Stratovarius' Timo Tolkki, who also played additional lead guitar on "Out Of Co...
1998 Jan 19 Destiny's Child releases "With Me" single
"With Me", the first single in the UK, is an R&B song performed by American group Destiny's Child for their debut studio album Destiny's Child (1998). The song was produced by Jermaine Du...
1998 Jan 20 Jay-Z releases "The City Is Mine" single
"The City Is Mine" is a the third single from rapper Jay-Z's second album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. It features vocals from Blackstreet and production from Blackstreet member Teddy Riley. R...
1998 Jan 21 Resident Evil 2 released
Resident Evil 2, known in Japan as Biohazard 2, is a survival horror game by Capcom originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. It is the second installment in the Resident Evil seri...
1998 Jan 25 Super Bowl XXXII Broncos 31 Packers 24
1st half Packers wide receiver Antonio Freeman returned the opening kickoff 19 yards to the Green Bay 24-yard line. On the third play of the drive, quarterback Brett Favre kept the off...
1998 Jan 26 Bill Clinton Publicly Denies Monica Lewinsky Allegations
"I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again: I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time; never. These alleg..." —Bill Clinton
1998 Jan 27 Tsongas Arena Is Opened
Paul E. Tsongas Arena (usually referred to as just Tsongas Arena) is a multi-use indoor sport and concert venue in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Arena was opened and dedicated to the memory ...
1998 Feb Bin Laden declares war against the US
Osama bin Laden wrote a series of documents refereed to as "fatawa." These were a declaration of war and one written in Feb. of 1998 declared official war with the United States. Origin...
1998 Feb 2 Boston University defeats Northeastern, 4-1
1998 Feb 2 Harvard defeats Boston College, 5-4
1998 Feb 3 Cavalese Cable Car Disaster
The Cavalese cable car disaster of 1998 (as distinct from a cable car disaster in the same location in 1976), occurred on 3 February 1998 near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort l...
1998 Feb 3 Fat Pat Dies
Patrick Lamont Hawkins (February 21, 1970 – February 3, 1998), better known as Fat Pat was a rapper from Houston, Texas and an original member of DJ Screw's Screwed Up Click. Also known a...
1998 Feb 3 Pearl Jam releases Yield
Yield is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on February 3, 1998. Following a short tour for its previous album, No Code (1996), Pearl Jam wen...
1998 Feb 4 South Park Episode 108 - "Damien"
Eric is handing out invitations to his birthday party at school. Mr. Garrison informs them all that there is a new student joining the class. Announcing to all that he is Damien, the son ...
1998 Feb 7
to 1998 Feb 22
 XVIII Olympic Winter Games Held in Nagano, Japan
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. These Games marked the return ...
1998 Feb 9 Boston College defeats Northeastern, 4-1
1998 Feb 9 Boston University defeats Harvard, 2-1
They finally could hoist the Beanpot, skate it around the FleetCenter ice, and show the world they had accomplished something very special. For the six senior members of Boston University...
1998 Feb 9 Boy Scouts of America Founds the 'Venturing' Program
Venturing is part of the program of the Boy Scouts of America for young adults, men and women, from the age of 14 years old or 13 years old and completed eighth grade through 21. Its p...
1998 Feb 11 South Park Episode 111 - "Tom's Rhinoplasty"
Wendy and Stan discuss their plans for romance. Principal Victoria comes into the classroom and announces that Mr. Garrison is going to be out and that a substitute will be taking his pla...
1998 Feb 16 China Airlines Flight 676 Crashes into Taiwanese Residential Neighborhood
China Airlines Flight 676 (CAL676, CI676) crashed into a road and residential area near Taoyuan County's Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taiwan on the night of February 16, 1998. ...
1998 Feb 17 Candlemass release Dactylis Glomerata
Dactylis Glomerata is an album by doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1998. This was the first album they released since their split in 1994 and reunion in 1997. It is the only Candle...
1998 Feb 17 Destiny's Child releases self-titled debut album
Destiny's Child is the self-titled debut album of R&B group Destiny's Child, released by Columbia Records in 1998. It featured the singles "No, No, No" and "With Me" and won Best R&B/Soul...