31 augustus 1998 was een maandag onder het sterrenbeeld ♍. Het was de 242e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 27 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op zondag 31 augustus 2025, 290 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op maandag 31 augustus 2026, in 74 dagen. Je hebt 10.152 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 243.668 uur, of ongeveer 14.620.136 minuten, of ongeveer 877.208.160 seconden.
Date: 31 August 1998
By Charlie Leduff
Charlie Leduff
Interview with Mike Sheehan, former New York City police undercover officer and detective, who is now crime reporter for Fox 5 news; his extensive contacts within law enforcement and ability to reconstruct crime have made him one of most recognizable crime reporters in NY; photo (M)
Date: 31 August 1998
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Dylan McClain
New polls taken by Media Studies Center and Pew Research Center for People and Press show public has become less critical of news media coverage of Pres Clinton's relationship with Monica S Lewinsky since Clinton admitted sexual affair; graphs (S)
Date: 31 August 1998
By Caryn James
Caryn James
Caryn James Critic's Notebook column on glut of television specials and news reports marking first anniversary of death of Diana, Princess of Wales; notes anniverary has brought more earthly reading of her character; table of special programs; photo (M)
Date: 31 August 1998
By Doreen Carvajal
Doreen Carvajal
Patricia Smith, ousted Boston Globe columnist and co-author of book Africans in America, will not take part in planned book tour because of concerns her personal problems could overshadow news coverage of book; photo (M)
Date: 01 September 1998
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman Critic's Notebook column on apparent consensus among television pundits that Pres Clinton has failed 'contrition test,' with his unapologetic public apology regarding Monica Lewinsky matter; cites various parties owed an apology by Clinton, in eyes of pundits (M)
Date: 01 September 1998
Annenberg Public Policy Center at University of Pennsylvania will award John Kifner, reporter for The New York Times, 1998 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism for both foreign and domestic reporting (S)
Date: 01 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Breed Technologies Inc fall 29 percent after company says it will delay its earnings report for fourth quarter and 1998 fiscal year because of dispute with Securities and Exchange Commission over certain aspects of restructuring and other charges company took in its second quarter (S)
Date: 01 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Associates First Capital Corp says it will buy insurance business of privately held Northland Co; terms not disclosed, but Associates reportedly agreed to pay $700 million (S)
Date: 01 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boeing Co says its board authorized repurchase of as much as 15 percent of its common stock, for estimated $4.51 billion, in bid to increase its share price, which is at its lowest level in more than three years (S)
Date: 01 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc agrees to buy as much as 35 percent of Triton Energy Ltd; Hicks, Muse will pay $130 million to Triton initially and then invest up to $220 million more (S)