Movies set in 1998
12th Ramón Sampedro ends his life
25th Tom and Eileen Lonergan are left in the water by a diving boat
2nd Natascha Kampusch is kidnapped
20th Steven Russell poses as a millionaire in order to secure a loan from NationsBank in Dallas
2nd the Battle of Hogwarts
6th Steve Jobs unveils the new iMac
9th Jan Lewan's wife wins the Mrs. Pennsylvania contest
18th Hack Heaven is published
8th Sepp Blatter is voted the new head of FIFA
10th Thelma "Sister" Husband is killed by a tornado
1st Jordan Belfort is arrested
16th Jack Kevorkian administers lethal drugs to Thomas Youk
6th Matthew Shepard is beaten and left to die
12th Matthew Shepard dies in hospital
31st a group of high school friends reunite at a Halloween party and talk about stealing a copy of The Phantom Menace
1st "Can You Say ... Hero?", an article about Fred Rogers, is published in Esquire magazine
1st Eric finds out that his friend Linus has cancer
2nd the friends set out on a journey to Skywalker Ranch
6th the friends break into Skywalker Ranch and get to watch The Phantom Menace
11th Johann Kastenberger is arrested
13th Johann Kastenberger escapes from jail
22nd 60 Minutes broadcasts a video of Jack Kevorkian administering lethal drugs to Thomas Youk
23rd a settlement is reached between the mine and its sexually harassed employees
24th Tom Merrick is the only survivor of an electricity plant fire