January 1998
January 1998 was the first month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Saturday after 31 days.
Portal:Current events
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from January 1998.
| Current events of January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01) (Thursday) |
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- Law and crime
- Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants.
- Politics and elections
- Toronto and six other communities in Canada are merged to form a new megacity. The next day Mel Lastman is sworn in as its first mayor.
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| Current events of January 2, 1998 (1998-01-02) (Friday) |
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| Current events of January 5, 1998 (1998-01-05) (Monday) |
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- The Ice Storm of 1998, caused by El Niño, strikes southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths.
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| Current events of January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06) (Tuesday) |
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| Current events of January 8, 1998 (1998-01-08) (Thursday) |
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- Ramzi Yousef is sentenced to life in prison for planning the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993.
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| Current events of January 14, 1998 (1998-01-14) (Wednesday) |
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