What Happened in Jun 1998

Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal Releases "Hands"

Hands, sometimes spelt hands, is a 1998 solo album by Guns N' Roses guitarist Bumblefoot. Read more

Franklin Public Schools construction and renovation completed

This project included renovation and new construction of five schools totaling $20.6 million: Ben Franklin Elementary, Country Dale Elementary,... Read more

Deep Purple release Abandon

Abandon is the sixteenth studio album by Deep Purple released in 1998. The album title is actually a pun from Ian Gillan – "A Band On" – and the... Read more

The Smashing Pumpkins release Adore

Adore is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Virgin Records released the album on June 2, 1998 in the... Read more

South Park Episode 205 - "Conjoined Fetus Lady"

Kyle is injured and must go to see the school nurse and is terrified because of the stories he's heard. She looks fairly normal, except for the... Read more

Eschede Train Disaster

About 6 km before the location of the accident, the tyre broke, but did not cause a derailment yet. About 200 m before the bridge, the tyre was... Read more

1998 NBA Finals - Bulls Defeat Jazz

Games 1 and 2 Unlike the 1997 Finals, the Jazz and Bulls entered this series as equals. The Jazz had won both regular season match-ups with the... Read more

FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Atacand to Lower Hypertension

Atacand is in a group of drugs called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. It keeps blood vessels from narrowing, which lowers blood pressure and... Read more

Slayer Releases "Diabolus in Musica"

Diabolus in Musica is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on June 9, 1998, it is the second studio album to... Read more

South Park Episode 206 - "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka"

Mr. Garrison assigns the boys learn out about Vietnam from somebody they know. Stan's Uncle Jimbo and his friend Ned tell the boys their outrageous... Read more

MST3K Ep. 906 - "The Space Children"

(Short: Century 21 Calling) The children of rocket technicians come into contact with a mind-controlling blob. Together they sabotage a rocket... Read more

Michael Jordan Beats the Buzzer to Defeat Utah in Game 6 of the NBA Finals

The Bulls returned to Utah for Game 6 on June 14, 1998 leading the series 3–2. Jordan executed a series of plays, considered to be one of the... Read more

South Park Episode 207 - "City on the Edge of Forever"

While their school bus is dangling on the edge of a cliff, the boys remember some of their past adventures. Mrs. Crabtree catches a ride into town... Read more

Lee Janzen wins the 98th U.S. Open

Lee Janzen won his second U.S. Open and major championship by defeating Payne Stewart by one stroke. Janzen became the second golfer at a U.S. Open... Read more

Mulan is released

Mulan is a 1998 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 19, 1998.... Read more

Ozzfest 1998 occurs and makes it's first appearance in the U.K.

Ozzfest returned for it's third year in 1998 and it's second national tour. Also in addition, the festival also made an appearance in the U.K. at... Read more

The Vandals release Hitler Bad, Vandals Good

Hitler Bad, Vandals Good is the seventh studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1998 by Nitro Records. Much... Read more

Andre Nickatina Releases "Raven in My Eyes"

Raven in My Eyes is the fourth album released by rapper Andre Nickatina. It was released on June 23, 1998 for Dogday Records and was produced by... Read more

Andre Nickatina Releases "Cocaine Raps"

Cocaine Raps is the fourth album released by rapper Andre Nickatina, who was previously known as "Dre Dog." It was released on June 23, 1998 for... Read more

South Park Episode 208 - "Summer Sucks"

Schools out for summer and with Mr. Hat missing, Mr.Garrison is over the edge. The state has a ban on the sale of fireworks, and it screws up the... Read more

Glastonbury Festival 1998

Rain again turned parts of the site into a brown quagmire, but resilient campers still enjoyed the evergreen mix of entertainment and all night... Read more

MST3K Ep. 907 - "Hobgoblins"

Several teens pursue aliens that escaped from a movie studio vault. The aliens make people's dreams come true, then murder them. Read more

Street Fighter Alpha 3 is Released in the Arcade

Street Fighter Alpha 3, known as Street Fighter Zero 3 (ストリートファイターZERO 3, Sutorīto Faitā Zero 3) in Japan and Asia, is a 1998 fighting game by... Read more

Larry Bird Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame

June 29, 1998 Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Along with Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens, Harlem Globetrotter Marques Haynes, longtime NBA/ABA... Read more

Social Distortion release Live at the Roxy

Live at the Roxy is a live album by the Southern California punk rock group Social Distortion. It was released on June 30, 1998, on their own Time... Read more