19. desember 1998 var en lørdag under stjernetegnet til ♐. Det var 352 dagen i året. President i USA var William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Hvis du ble født på denne dagen, er du 27 år gammel. Den siste bursdagen din var på fredag 19. desember 2025, 186 dager siden. Din neste bursdag er lørdag 19. desember 2026, om 178 dager. Du har bodd i 10 048 dager, eller omtrent 241 160 timer, eller omtrent 14 469 648 minutter, eller omtrent 868 178 880 sekunder.
Date: 19 December 1998
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Opening of House impeachment debate commanded full attention of big broadcast networks and all-news cable networks on December 18, but eventually gave way to other news coverage and soap operas (M)
Date: 20 December 1998
By Lawrence Strauss
Lawrence Strauss
Profile of Bob Wolff, who has been a television sportscaster for 50 years, currently as sports director/anchor at News 12, the Long Island cable news channel; photo (M)
Date: 19 December 1998
By Richard W. Stevenson With Michael R. Kagay
Richard Stevenson
New York Times/CBS News poll finds Republican Party's standing with public has dropped significantly, matching lowest rating in past 14 years, as House moves toward impeachment of Pres Clinton; finds only 40 percent of Americans hold favorable view of party, while six out of 10 Americans say Republicans in Congress are out of touch with public's wishes on impeachment; finds impeachment is opposed by 62 percent of Americans from every region, age group and income group--with exception of those who describe themselves as Republicans; four out of 10 Americans believe it would be better for country for Clinton to resign if impeached by House; other findings of poll noted; graph (M)
Date: 20 December 1998
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
British news media rush to publish claim by Richard Tomlinson, renegade MI6 agent, that Sunday Telegraph editor Dominic Lawson was British spy; publication of allegations was forbidden until they were mentioned by MP Brian Sedgemore in Parliament; parliamentary privilege is not subject to Official Secrets Act; Lawson's carefully-worded denial has given delighted rivals chance to torture him in print (S)
Date: 19 December 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Russia's Finance Ministry clarifies terms for its restructuring of 281 billion rubles ($13.5 billion) in defaulted Treasury debt, indicating some investors will get more cash than initially expected; is offering mix of cash and new bonds for defaulted debt (M)l
Date: 19 December 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Duke Energy Corp, largest utility holding company in United States, agrees to buy Broken Hill Proprietary Company's power unit for $315 million in cash; acquisition is Duke's second in Australia this year (S)
Date: 19 December 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hitachi Ltd to sell its silicon crystal business to Shin-Etsu Chemical Corp (S).
Date: 19 December 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texas Utilities Co says its Eastern Group PLC will pay $33 million in cash for Monument Oil & Gas PLC's stake in North Sea natural-gas field (S)
Date: 19 December 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Time Warner Inc says that its Time Warner Entertainment partnership and other parties lost $197 million jury verdict related to its former interest in Six Flags Over Georgia theme park (S)
Date: 19 December 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SGS Holdings SA, to cut 3,500 jobs, 12 percent of work force, and shed insurance and health care units in response to loss of Asian government contracts; says reorganization will result in 1998 loss of about 300 million Swiss francs ($222 million); SGS shares drop sharply (S)h