WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO JULY 1998
Find out what all happened May to July 1998

In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker. (21. May 1998)

A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks. (5. June 1998)

A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, Crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. (17. July 1998)

Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. (4. June 1998)

Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial. (24. July 1998)

Lewinsky scandal: a federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the scandal, involving President Bill Clinton. (22. May 1998)

President Soeharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Tri Sakti University earlier that week by security forces and growing mass protests in Jakarta against his ongoing corrupt rule. (21. May 1998)

Roman Catholic sex abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest. (10. July 1998)

The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. (26. May 1998)

Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start. (6. May 1998)

The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. (2. May 1998)

In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional. (25. June 1998)

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000. (30. May 1998)

The first "National Sorry Day" was held in Australia, and reconciliation events were held nationally, and attended by over a million people. (26. May 1998)

India conducts three underground atomic tests in Pokhran to include a thermonuclear device. (11. May 1998)

The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes. (23. May 1998)

Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually. (28. May 1998)

Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt. (30. May 1998)

Eschede train disaster: an ICE high-speed train derails in Lower Saxony, Germany, causing 101 deaths. (3. June 1998)

Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped. (13. May 1998)