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Sidi-Hamed massacre
Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed. Attickers threw homemade bombs into a movie theater in Sidi Ahmed and mosque.
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Ice Storm Hits Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States
A Ice Storm Hits Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. It claimed the lives of 35 people injured 945 and left 600,000 temporary homeless. massive power outages. The total cost of this storm was $5.4 billion. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ice-storm-1998/ -
Bill Clinton Affair With Monica Lewinsky
Bill Clinton denies that he had a affair with Monica Lewinsky. She was a White House intern to Bill Clinton who at the time who was the 42nd President of the Untied States. He stated he had a inappropriate relationship her and was put on trail for impeachment but it was cleared and he's more popular than ever.
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Unabomber suspect acts his own lawyer
Ted Kaczynski was known as the Unabomber because he had sent two bombs to a Northwestern University and then two another ones were targeted for airlines one in 1979 and another in 1980. UNABOM which University and airline that is why he was called the Unabomber. http://www.biography.com/people/ted-kaczynski-578450 -
1997 World Trade Center Bomber
One of the 1997 World Trade Center Bombers, Ramzi Ahmed was sent to life in prison. He was responsible for creating a 200 by 100 hole. Six people were killed and 1,000 were injured. http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/05/us/1993-world-trade-center-bombing-fast-facts/ -
NFC Championship
The Atlanta Falcons beat the Minnesota Vikings with a score of 30-27 in overtime. The Vikings went into the game as the favorite to win. But the Falcons were able to beat them. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8060961f/article/1998-nfc-championship -
Michelangelo's Christ and the Women of Samaria
Michelangelo's Christ and the Women of Samaria painting sold for $7.4 Million. -
Osama Bin Laden publishes a book
Osama Bin Laden publishes a fatwa. Which is a is a muslim book in this fatwa he declared jihad against all Jews and Crusaders.
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Jonesboro massacre
Two students, ages 11 and 13, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Five people were dead and ten wounded.
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Google Founded
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin two student from Stanford University. When google was founded 300 million were online now it's 3 billion. https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/this-years-founders-letter.html
