The VFA, still in existence a century after the original schism, merged with the former VFL reserves competition in 1998.

In a lame-duck session of Congress after the 1998 elections, the House voted to impeach Clinton, based on the results of the Lewinsky scandal.

" In 1998, two years after the warning, the Clinton administration ordered several military missions to capture or kill bin Laden that failed.

* 1998: Two days after the French football team became World Cup champions, huge celebrations took place nationwide.

The Wisden 100 rates Lara's 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown in 1998 – 99 as the second best innings ever after Sir Donald Bradman's 270 against England in Melbourne in 1936 – 37.

The passenger-miles figure, after being flat from 1965 – 1995, surpassed the 1947 figure for the first time in 1998 and continues to rise steeply.

* Ron Davies resigns from the cabinet after being robbed by a man he met at Clapham Common and then lying about it ( 1998 )

However, after 1998, it began to describe the drink as Cuba Libre – literally translated as " Free Cuba " which is the original name of the drink and how it's mostly called in Latin America.

Individual Sudeten German claims for restitution of property confiscated in connection with their expulsion after World War II ; agreement with Slovakia signed 24 November 1998 resolves issues of redistribution of former Czechoslovak federal land.

In 1998, Oxford University Press produced a Canadian English dictionary, after five years of lexicographical research, entitled The Oxford Canadian Dictionary.

After the Panthers ' success in 1996, Capers led the Panthers through two disappointing seasons: a 7 – 9 season in 1997, and a 4 – 12 season in 1998 which resulted in Capers being fired after four seasons with the team.

In 1997 and 1998, protesters were arrested after effigies were burned.

Park quit in 1998, after deciding that he had done what he intended to do ; he maintained that his biggest achievement was the introduction of Hayley Patterson ( Julie Hesmondhalgh ), the first transsexual character in a British soap.

One of Coronation Streets best known storylines took place in March / April 1998, with Deirdre Rachid being wrongfully imprisoned after a relationship with con-man Jon Lindsay.

Examples include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ( 1998 ) ( wherein the slang is translated via subtitles in one scene ); The Limey ( 1999 ); Sexy Beast ( 2000 ); Snatch ( 2000 ); Ocean's Eleven ( 2001 ); and Austin Powers in Goldmember ( 2002 ); It's All Gone Pete Tong ( 2004 ), after BBC radio disc jockey Pete Tong whose name is used in this context as rhyming slang for " wrong "; Green Street Hooligans ( 2005 ).

1998 saw Earnhardt win the Daytona 500 after not winning in the previous 19 attempts.

* Earnhardt Jr. later went on to win the 2004 Daytona 500, three years after his father's death and six years to the day after his father won the 1998 Daytona 500.

Gailey led the team to two playoff appearances with a 10 – 6 record in 1998 and an NFC East championship, but the Cowboys were defeated in the playoffs by the Arizona Cardinals 20-7 ; after an 8 – 8 season in 1999 ( during which Irvin suffered a career-ending spinal injury in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles ) ending in another playoff loss ( this time to the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 ), he was fired and became the first Cowboys coach who did not take the team to a Super Bowl.

The phrase " Doom clone | Doom clone " was initially popular to describe the style of gameplay in Doom-like games, but after 1996 was gradually replaced by " first-person shooter " By 1998 the phrase " first-person shooter " had firmly superseded " Doom clone "

In 1998, the team wore blue pants with their white jerseys along with grey socks but dropped that combination after the season.

There has been only one major installation of DECT for public access: in early 1998 Telecom Italia launched a DECT network known as " Fido " after much regulatory delay, covering major cities in Italy.

In a 1998 trial James McArdle was imprisoned for 25 years after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court that ended on June 24.

The dispute eventually reached the Supreme Court of the United States, which ruled in 1998 that New Jersey had jurisdiction over all portions of the island created after the original compact was approved ( effectively, more than 80 % of the island's present land ).

He resigned following investigations into his financial activities and his successor, Glenn Hoddle, similarly left the job for non-footballing reasons after just one international tournament — the 1998 World Cup — in which England were eliminated in the second round again by Argentina and again on penalties ( after a 2 – 2 draw ).

Hajredin Bala, an ex-KLA prison guard, was sentenced on 30 November 2005 to 13 years ’ imprisonment for the mistreatment of three prisoners at the Llapushnik prison camp, his personal role in the " maintenance and enforcement of the inhumane conditions " of the camp, aiding the torture of one prisoner, and of participating in the murder of nine prisoners from the camp who were marched to the Berisha Mountains on 25 or 26 July 1998 and killed.

In 1998, Walter Murch, working from all available material, re-edited the film based on the Welles memo, with Bob O ' Neil, Universal's director of film restoration, and Bill Varney, Universal's Vice President of Sound Operations, participating in the restoration.

Later bilateral arrangements with individual NATO powers ( 1959 – 1983 ), the Military Training Assistance Plan, which has trained aircrews from developing countries since 1964 and NATO Flying Training in Canada ( NFTC ), since 1998, a partnership of the Canadian Forces, Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and participating air forces.

In addition to participating in an international array of group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale ( 1997, 1980, 1976 ), the Whitney Biennial ( 1995, 1977 ), and Documenta, Kassel, Germany ( 1972 ), Martin has been the recipient of multiple honors including the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the Women ’ s Caucus for Art of the College Art Association ( 2005 ); the Governor ’ s Award for Excellence and Achievement in the Arts given by Governor Gary Johnson, Santa Fe, New Mexico ( 1998 ); the National Medal of Arts awarded by President Bill Clinton and the National Endowment for the Arts ( 1998 ); the Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement by the College Art Association ( 1998 ); the Golden Lion for Contribution to Contemporary Art at the Venice Biennale ( 1997 ); the Oskar Kokoschka Prize awarded by the Austrian government ( 1992 ); the Alexej von Jawlensky Prize awarded by the city of Wiesbaden, Germany ( 1991 ); and election to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York ( 1989 ).

After participating as a modeling contestant in an IMTA competition ( losing to Josh Duhamel ) in 1998, Kutcher signed with the Next modeling agency in New York, appeared in ads for Calvin Klein, and modeled in Paris and Milan.

* Horses trained outside Australia and New Zealand have been participating in the race since 1998.

He was a regular for the team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s ( decade ), participating in a total of three Summer Olympics ( 1996 Olympic Basketball, 2000 Olympic Basketball, 2004 Olympic Basketball ), two FIBA World Championships ( 1998 FIBA World Championship and 2002 FIBA World Championship ) and five European Championships ( EuroBasket 1995, EuroBasket 1997, EuroBasket 1999, EuroBasket 2001, and EuroBasket 2005 ).

One year later, the 18-year-old director went on to become the youngest director in the world participating in the official section of the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

Eqerem Spahia was arrested for " organising armed uprising, participating in it and violating institutions " after an armed protest near the parliament building that aimed to topple the Nano government and bring to power Crown Prince Leka, son of Zog of Albania, in September 1998.

The European Monetary System was no longer a functional arrangement in May 1998 as the member countries fixed their mutual exchange rates when participating in the euro.

Graduates of other universities may wear the academic dress of those universities on ' scarlet days ', unless they are university officials or participating in a degree ceremony, but this has only been permitted since 1998.

In addition to the international treaties that have been negotiated at the United Nations, the nations participating in the International Space Station have entered into the 1998 Agreement among the governments of Canada, Member States of the European Space Agency, Japan, Russian Federation, and the United States of America concerning cooperation on the Civil International Space Station ( the " Space Station Agreement ").

The ELN did not participate in the peace negotiations conducted between the Colombian government of President Andrés Pastrana Arango ( 1998 – 2002 ) and the FARC ; yet did participate in an exploratory conference about possibly participating in peace negotiations.

1998 was an important year in Cernadas ' life: after participating in " Milady: La Historia Continua " (" Milady: The Story Continues )", which was the sequel to Argentine soap opera classic " Milady ", he was seriously considering moving to Mexico to work there, but he was convinced to stay in his home country by producer Raúl Lecouna, who offered Cernadas his first starring role as a telenovela actor, in another soap that would become a major hit: " Muñeca brava " (" Wild angel ").

After participating in the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 1998, Kiribati started working towards membership of the International Olympic Committee.

He was part of what is considered the most successful era of Dinamo Zagreb in Prva HNL, winning two consecutive league titles, in 1999 and 2000, and participating in two consecutive group stages of Champions League ( Group A, 1998 – 99 and Group D, 1999 – 2000 ).

Scott is a three-time Olympian, participating at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

In support of the group's claims that absent current Title IX enforcement, men are more likely to enroll in collegiate athletic programs than women, the IWF conducted a 1998 survey that examined the percentage of students at all-women's schools participating in athletics compared to the percentage of female students participating in similar programs at undergraduate schools generally.

Marlboro threw Busch out of the garage because of an interpretation of the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998, prohibiting people under 18 years of age in participating in events sponsored by tobacco companies.

In 1998, while participating in the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, he met another aspiring songwriter, Jeff Marx.

Raho represented the Algeria national team from 1998 to 2010, participating in the 2002, 2004 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.