He accepted a life term without parole and forgoes a right to appeal. The House approves impeachment inquiry The House of Representatives approved an inquiry into a possible impeachment trial, the Senate later did not approve the inquiry. Following a weapons inspector agreement by the UN, on December 17, in the middle of Clinton's impeachment trial, President Clinton orders American and British airstrikes on Iraq. The Wrath of Mother Nature 1998 was a severe weather season. In the year, Hurricane Mitch devestated the Caribbean Coast, and Hurricane Georges did severe damage to the Florida coastline, the worst since Andrew in 1992.
Tornadoes also do a lot of severe damage in the Southeast.
A severe heatwave lasted all summer long, killing almost 90 people. Over a billion dollar of damage was due to the weather. It all had to do with El Nino. A historic agreement was made, which brought a final peace to Northern Ireland. No survivors on Swissair plane crash Swissair flight 111 took off from New York bound to Geneva.