** Bill Clinton, Democrat, was impeached on December 19, 1998, by the House of Representatives on articles charging perjury ( specifically, lying to a federal grand jury ) by a 228 – 206 vote, and obstruction of justice by a 221 – 212 vote.

** A federal grand jury indicts Caspar Weinberger for his role in covering up the Iran – Contra affair.

** René Descartes, at age 20, graduates in civil and canon law at the University of Poitiers, where he becomes disillusioned with books, preferring to seek truths from " le grand livre du monde.

** Tomás de Torquemada, first grand inquisitor of Spain ( d. 1490 )

** Yuri IV, Russian grand prince ( b. 1374 )

** La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, usually called Gargantua ( 1534 )

** Grand-Croix ( Grand Cross ) formerly grande décoration, grand aigle or grand cordon: the highest level ; badge affixed to sash worn over the right shoulder, with star displayed on left breast.

** Grand unification temperature, or grand unification energy, the temperature or energy at which the strengths of three fundamental forces ( electromagnetism, strong and weak nuclear forces ) converge

** 1998 NRL grand final

** As guests ascend a narrow staircase, whether from the load hall at Disneyland and Disneyland Paris or in the grand staircase scene in Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland, guests come across a living suit of armor, a chair which is embroidered with a hidden abstract face, and a long, narrow corridor down the center of a parlor.

** Yamaha C7 grand piano

** Steinway D grand piano

** The grand opening and ribbon cutting occurred on January 6, 2010.

** Poruchik Rzhevsky asks his aide: " Stepan, there is a grand ball tonight.

** Schelomo, Rhapsodie Hebraïque for violoncelle et grand orchestre

** A cash prize of $ 1, $ 10, or $ 100 for picking the grocery item higher then the target price in Grand Game on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd pick, respectively ( before finding all 4 items to win the grand prize ).

** Recŭeil de dances contenant un tres grand nombres, des meillieures entrées de ballet de Mr. Pecour ( 1704 )

** Symphonie pour grand orgue ; Paraphrase de la Dédicace ; Trois Variations sur un thème chromatique ; Micro Sonate en trio ; Thème et Variations sur " Ma jeunesse a une fin ".

** First grand trio concertante for piano, violin and violoncello, Op.

** Paul Hanley – drums, keyboards ; grand piano on " Clear Off!

** duchies grand fiefs ( 20 )

** Lady Huang, the Lady of Lu, later honored empress dowager ( honored 933 ), later grand empress dowager ( honored 936 ), mother of Prince Yanjun

**: A grand tourer driven by Red Turbo.

** After leaving the Seance circle, guests arrive at a balcony overlooking festivities below in a ballroom, with a number of ghosts dancing and making merry.

** Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a fashionable New York City hotel

** Stancliffe's Hotel

** King David Hotel bombing, attack carried out by the Irgun in 1946

** Examples may include: Conrad Hotels, InterContinental Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Dorchester Collection, JW Marriott Hotels, Starwood-Westin Hotels, Hilton, Marriott, Hotel Indigo, Doubletree, and Hyatt

** Examples may include: Conrad Hotels, InterContinental Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Dorchester Collection, JW Marriott Hotels, Starwood-Westin Hotels, Hilton, Marriott, Hotel Indigo, Doubletree, and Hyatt

** Serena Hotel ( 5 star )

** Safi Landmark Hotel

** Golden Star Hotel

** Heetal Plaza Hotel

** Serena Hotel Mazar-i-Sharif

** Mazar Hotel

** Farhat Hotel

** Barat Hotel

** Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel opens at the Disneyland Resort.

** The Flamingo Hotel opens on the Las Vegas Strip.

** A fire at the Sheraton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, kills 16 people.

** A fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip kills 85 people.

** The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is founded at the Adelphi Hotel in Sheffield, England.

** Delegates attending an American Legion convention at The Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, begin falling ill with a form of pneumonia: this will eventually be recognised as the first outbreak of Legionnaires ' disease and will end in the deaths of 29 attendees.

** Hotel California by The Eagles is released.

** Pierre Hotel Robbery: Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of The Pierre Hotel in New York City of at least $ 4 million.

** A bomb explodes outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing 2 garbagemen, a policeman and injuring several others.

** Hyatt Regency walkway collapse: Two skywalks filled with people at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri collapse into a crowded atrium lobby, killing 114.

** Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel, 1986

** The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai ( formerly the Shanghai Centre Main Tower and Shangri-La Hotel )