A Look Back At
Born in 1998
What Was Life Like in 1998?
Who Was in Charge?
President
Bill Clinton
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$1.06
Loaf of Bread
$1.02
Average House
$152,000
Weekly Wage
$524
Events of 1998 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1998 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- April 7 – Citicorp and Travelers Group announce plans to merge, creating the largest financial-services conglomerate in the world, Citigroup.
- June 19 – Walt Disney Pictures' 36th feature film, Mulan, is released to very positive reception and commercial success.
- June 25 – Microsoft releases Windows 98 (First Edition).
- July 24 – Saving Private Ryan premieres in movie theaters.
- September 4 – Google, Inc. is founded in Menlo Park, California, by Stanford University Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
- November 12 – Daimler-Benz completes a merger with Chrysler Corporation to form Daimler-Chrysler.
- November 25 – Pixar's second feature film, A Bug's Life, is released in theaters.
- December 18 – DreamWorks' second film, The Prince of Egypt, is released in theaters. An epic and ambitious take on the Book of Exodus, it receives generally positive reviews and becomes a modest box office success.
Popular Toys & Games
- Furby
- iMac (Bondi Blue)
- Pokémon Cards
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 1998
Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John