What Happened the Year You Graduated High School?

I was watching a re-run of "I Love the 90's" on VH1 today and one of the years they did was 1998. This was the year that I graduated from high school. It's amazing what happens in a year and how much you really forget. WOW. So, here's what happened in 1998:

• John Glenn went back into orbit on Space Shuttle Discovery.
• President Bill Clinton got his "BoBo" honked by that Lewinsky woman.
• Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" becomes popular. This song will always remind me of Grad Night at Disney World.
  
• Viagra (need I say any more?). FDA approves Viagra for old horny men.
  
• Paula Jones accused President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment (yeah right!)
• El Nino related tornadoes kill 42 people in Central Florida.
• Four students and one teacher are killed by an 11 and 13 year old in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
• Apple unveils iMac.
• Two students are killed in a school shooting by student in Springfield, Oregon. Twenty-five others were injured and he killed his parents too.
• Teletubbies started on PBS. (WHY?)
• Phil Hartman's wife kills him and herself.
• Ginger Spice leaves the Spice Girls.
• Terry Nichols sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City Bombings.
• Backstreet Boys become very popular with prepubescent teen girls.
  
• Google is founded.
• Pokemon premiers on Kids WB.
• Dawson's Creek makes it's premiere
• Iraq Disarmament Crisis.

And so much more. All information was found on Wikipedia.

So, what was a major thing that happened in the world, your town/city, the state, or whatever when you graduated from high school? You can search the year on Wikipedia's website. Lemme know. It's interesting stuff.

See ya!