Modern Era · North America · Politics

1998

Clinton impeached

December 19, 1998

The US House of Representatives impeached President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice arising from his affair with a White House intern. Only the second president ever to be impeached, he was acquitted by the Senate six weeks later. Clinton served out his term with high approval ratings, and American politics grew nastier.

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Google founded · North America · Technology
Good Friday Agreement · Europe · Politics
India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons · South Asia · War
US embassy bombings in East Africa · Africa · War
Viagra approved · North America · Science

Before and after in North America

Before: July 4, 1997: Mars Pathfinder lands
After: April 20, 1999: Columbine High School shooting

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1997: Kyoto Protocol signed
After: January 1, 1999: Euro introduced

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