1998

Landmark peace settlement, the Good Friday Accord, reached in Northern Ireland
Europeans agree on a single currency - the Euro
Indonesian leader Suharto steps down after 32 years in power
Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
India and Pakistan conduct 1st nuclear tests
Serbia cracks down on Albanian separatists in Kosovo
Mark McGwire hits 70 home runs breaking Roger Maris' record of 61
John Glenn orbits earth again aboard the space shuttle
President Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives
Songs - ""Too Close", "The Boy is Mine", "You're Still the One"
Broadway - "Cabaret" revival, "Ragtime"
Films - "Saving Private Ryan", "Antz", "A Bug's Life", "Shakespeare in Love", "The Horse Whisperer", "Mulan"
Sonny Bono, Helen Wills Moody, Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Lloyd Bridges, Tammy Wynette, Barry Goldwater, Frank Sinatra, Eldridge Cleaver, "Buffalo Bob" Smith, Alan Shepard, Roy Rogers, Shari Lewis, Florence Griffith Joyner, Gene Autry, and Stokley Carmichael die