| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
In the UK:
"I Want You Back" by Melanie B featuring Missy Elliott
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: White House Scandal
(TIME Cover: September the 28th, 1998)
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Famous people born on the 1st of October: |
1207 - King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
1471 - King Frederick I of Denmark (d. 1533)
1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
1730 - Richard Stockton, American attorney, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
1903 - Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian pianist (d. 1989)
1910 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)
1924 - James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1930 - Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
1959 - Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1998 |
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John A. Pople
1925-2004
for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry
United Kingdom
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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| Average price of a dozen eggs in 1998 (USA) |
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$1.09 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1998 |
Shakespeare in Love
directed by John Madden
with Gwyneth Paltrow (Viola De Lesseps), Gwyneth Paltrow (Viola De Lesseps) and Judi Dench (Queen Elizabeth I)
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Designed in 1998 |
The Komed chair
by Marc Newson |
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