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What happened with the Tragically Hip in 1998?
In 1998, the band The Tragically Hip released their seventh full-length album, Phantom Power.
Was the canadian rock band the tragically hip 6th full-length studio album Phantom power popular?
The album Phantom Power has been certified platinum three times over in Canada.
How many more albums did the canadian rock band the tragically hip release after their sixth full length album phantom power?
The Tragically Hip released 13 studio albums.
What happened to the canadian rock band the tragically hip in 2003?
The band The Tragically Hip recorded a cover of Black Day in July, a song about the 1967 12th Street Riot in Detroit.

Question: Is there anything else interesting that happened in 1998?
Self-contained rewrite: Is there anything else interesting that happened in 1998 besides the release of the canadian rock band the tragically hip sixth full-length studio album phantom power?