Historical Events in 1998

29 curated events dated to this year, and 3 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.

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Good Friday Agreement Signed in Belfast

On April 10, 1998, the Good Friday Agreement (also known as the Belfast Agreement) was signed in Belfast by the British and Irish governmen…
Coral Reef Bleaching and Habitat Degradation Acceleration

The coral reef bleaching and habitat degradation acceleration observed in 1998 marked a critical environmental crisis, driven by rising oce…
Dark Energy Discovery

In 1998, the discovery of dark energy emerged from observations of distant supernovae, revealing the universe's accelerating expansion. Thi…
Good Friday Agreement Referendums

On May 22, 1998, referendums were held in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on the Good Friday Agreement. The agreement was…
Google Launches, Transforming Information and E-Commerce

In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin launched the Google search engine from a garage in Menlo Park, California, an event that would transfor…
Google Search Engine Launch

Stanford PhD students Larry Page and Sergey Brin launched Google Search in 1998, deploying their PageRank algorithm to rank web pages by th…
Omagh Bombing

On August 15, 1998, the Real IRA, a dissident republican group, detonated a car bomb in Omagh, County Tyrone, killing 29 people and injurin…
Assembly Elections for Northern Ireland

In June 1998, elections were held for the new Northern Ireland Assembly, which was established under the Good Friday Agreement. The electio…
Development of Boron Carbide Ceramic Plates for Interceptor Body Armor

In the United States, military hardware engineering perfected the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) system, which incorporated Small Arms Protec…
First Minister of Northern Ireland Takes Office

In November 1998, David Trimble of the Ulster Unionist Party was elected First Minister of Northern Ireland, with Seamus Mallon of the SDLP…
International Space Station First Module

The launch of the Zarya module on November 20, 1998, marked the beginning of the International Space Station (ISS) program. As the first co…
Murder of Matthew Shepard

In 1998, Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in Wyoming, a hate crime that drew national attention to the issues of anti-gay violence and…
Pakistan Conducts Nuclear Tests

In May 1998, Pakistan conducted five underground nuclear tests at the Chagai site in Balochistan, just weeks after India had resumed testin…
Publication of 'Dust If You Must'

On September 15, 1998, Rose Milligan's poem 'Dust If You Must' was published in the UK, marking a significant moment in her literary career…
The 1998 Russian Financial Crisis

In August 1998, Russia experienced a severe financial crisis that culminated in the devaluation of the ruble, a default on domestic debt, a…
The collapse of Long-Term Capital Management

The collapse of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998 was a significant event in the financial world, as this massive hedge fund, led…
1998 Delhi Mustard Oil Poisoning

In 1998, adulterated mustard oil in Delhi caused widespread dropsy, resulting in 60 deaths and illnesses in more than 3,000 people. The con…
Combined DNA Index System Launched in the United States

The FBI launched the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) in 1998, a national DNA database infrastructure connecting federal, state, and local…
Establishment of the European Central Bank

The establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB) in 1998 was a pivotal moment in European economic integration, tasked with managing th…
Good Friday Agreement

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland's Troubles, establishing power-sharing between unionists and n…
Google founded and search engines mature

Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in September 1998, introducing a search algorithm that ranked pages by link authority rather than…
Lepirudin Marks a New Era of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors

In the late 1990s, lepirudin became an important recombinant hirudin-derived direct thrombin inhibitor, especially for patients with hepari…
Murder of James Byrd Jr.

The murder of James Byrd Jr. in 1998 by white supremacists in Jasper, Texas, highlighted the pervasive issues of racism and hate crimes in…
Taliban Opium Cultivation Peaks (1998-2000)

Under Taliban rule, opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose substantially, from around 41,000 hectares in 1998 to more than 64,000 in 2…
1998-2000 La Niña Intensifies Australian Droughts

From 1998 to 2000, intensified La Niña conditions led to prolonged droughts in eastern Australia, exacerbating existing water shortages. T…
European Union Police Cooperation via Europol Expansion

In 1998, Europol gained full operational status, enhancing police cooperation across Europe to combat cross-border crime. This development…
Lluvia de Peces Festival Begins in Honduras

In 1998, the people of Yoro, Honduras, began holding an annual Festival de Lluvia de Peces (Festival of Fish Rain) to celebrate the phenome…
Moissanite Commercialization

In 1998, lab-created moissanite was commercially marketed as an affordable, ethical diamond alternative with superior brilliance and fire.…
The 'Pet Rock' as a Metaphor in Song

In 1998, the band Reverend Horton Heat released the song 'I'm Your Pet Rock,' using the 1970s fad as a metaphor for being neglected, forgot…

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Credo Mutwa
Age 77 · 1 musicalized
Elizabeth Devereux
Age 64 · 2 musicalized
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Age 60 · 1 musicalized

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