| Current events of December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01) (Tuesday) |
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- Exxon announces a US$73.7 billion deal to buy Mobil, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the second-largest company on the planet by revenue.
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| Current events of December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05) (Saturday) |
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| Current events of December 6, 1998 (1998-12-06) (Sunday) |
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| Current events of December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08) (Tuesday) |
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| Current events of December 11, 1998 (1998-12-11) (Friday) |
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- Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq announces that United Nations weapons inspections will no longer take place on Friday, the Muslim day of rest. Iraq also refuses to provide test data from the production of missiles and engines.
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| Current events of December 17, 1998 (1998-12-17) (Thursday) |
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- Claudia Benton, of West University Place, Texas, is murdered in her house by Angel Maturino Resendiz.
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| Current events of December 19, 1998 (1998-12-19) (Saturday) |
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| Current events of December 21, 1998 (1998-12-21) (Monday) |
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- Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council members France, Germany and Russia call for sanctions to end against Iraq. The 3 Security Council members also call for UNSCOM to either be disbanded or for its role to be recast. The U.S. says it will veto any such proposal.
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| Current events of December 26, 1998 (1998-12-26) (Saturday) |
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| Current events of December 29, 1998 (1998-12-29) (Tuesday) |
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| Current events of December 31, 1998 (1998-12-31) (Thursday) |
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- The first leap second since June 30, 1997 occurs. In the eurozone, the currency rates of this day are fixed permanently.
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