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1998

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

The Good Friday Agreement brought peace to Northern Ireland, al-Qaeda bombed U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal led to Clinton's impeachment. India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons; Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Shakespeare in Love
Nobel · Literature
Saramago
World Series
New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres Se
No. 1 Song
Top TV
Academy · Actor
Roberto Benigni

Major Events of 1998

3 events
Northern Ireland PeaceRepublicans lose seats in the House electionsUS Embassies bombed

Sports Highlights

Champions of 1998

Champions

NBAChicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz Series: 4-2
Heisman TrophyRicky Williams univ.of texas, TB
Stanley CupDetroit Red Wings vs. Washington capitals Series: 4-0 Superbowl XXXII: Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers Score: 31-24 US Open Golf: Lee Jenzen Score: 280 Course: Olympic Club Location: San Francisco, CA World Cup Soccer: France vs. Brazil Score: 3-0
World SeriesNew York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres Series: 4-0

Top Music of 1998

The year on the charts

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
"My Heart Will Go On"..... Celine Dion Best Song: "My Heart Will Go On.... by James Horner and Will Jennings Best Album: "The Globe Session".... Sheryl Crow Best Male Artist: Eric Clapton Best Female Artist: Celine Dion

Academy Awards

Honoring 1998
Best Picture
Shakespeare in Love
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
. "Saving Private Ryan
Best Actor
Roberto Benigni
. "Life is Beautiful
Best Actress
Gwenyth Paltrow
. "Shakespeare in Love

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry
The prize was awarded jointly to: KOHN, WALTER, U.S.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A., b. 1923; and POPLE, JOHN A., U.S.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A, b. 1925: "To Walter Kohn for his development o
Literature
SARAMAGO, JOSƒ, Portugal, b. 1922: "who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality"
Physiology or Medicine
The prize was awarded jointly to: FURCHGOTT, ROBERT F., U.S.A., SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A., b. 1916; IGNARRO, LOUIS J., U.S.A., UCLA School of
Medicine
, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A., b. 1941; and MURAD, FERID, U.S.A., University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, U.S.A., b. 1936: "for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system"
Physics
The prize was awarded jointly to: LAUGHLIN, ROBERT B., U.S.A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, U.S.A., b. 1950; ST…RMER, HORST L., Germany, Columbia University, New York, NY and Bell Labs, NJ, USA b. 1949; and TSUI, DANIEL C., U.S.A., Pr

Pulitzer Prizes

Fiction
"American Pastoral" ... by Philip Roth
History
"Summer of the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion" ..... by Edward J. Larson International Reporting: Staff Reporters.... The New York Times National Reporting: Russell Carollo and Jeff Nesmith ... Dayton Daily News
Public Service
Grand Forks (North Dakota) ... The Herald (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); © 1996-2025