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December 19, 1998
On December 19, 1998, something happened that hadn't happened in the United States in more than a hundred years. President Bill Clinton was officially impeached. Even though newspapers all over the world were printing articles about impeachment, it wasn't the only thing being reported that day. What other crazy things made the news?
SOURCES
Associated Press. “Convicted Child Molester a Suspect in 1998 Disappearance of 8-Year-Old.” Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), November 15, 1998 www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Molester a Suspect in Missing Child Case.” Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon), November 14, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Mom of Missing Boy Thanks Searchers, Tells Them to Go Home to Their Families.” Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Still No Sign of 8 Year Old Lost in Snowy Wilderness.” The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), December 9, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Andrew Lavern Smith.” Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Accessed
June 10, 2024. https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s1/smith andrew-lavern.htm.
Bunyan, Nigel, and Will Bennett. “1 Million Pound Shakespeare Folio Stolen in University Raid.” The Daily Telegraph (London, England), December 19, 1998.
Burrin, Elliot, and Will Dixon. “Stolen Shakespeare: The Story of Durham’s First Folio.” Palatinate, April 23, 2020.
https://www.palatinate.org.uk/stolen-shakespeare-the-story-of-durhams-first folio/#:~:text=In%20December%201998%2C%20seven%20books,Chaucer%2C%20and%20a%20First%20Folio.
“Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson.” Wikipedia, February 3, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Derrick Engebretson.
“Nokia Cell Phone Ad (Page 7).” Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Pratt, Mark. “500th Execution Since 1977 Held.” Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
“President Clinton Impeached | December 19, 1998.” History.com. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-impeached.
“Raymond Scott Guilty of Handling Stolen Folio of Shakespeare’s Plays.” The Guardian, July 9, 2010.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/09/raymond-scott-stolen-shakespeare-first-folio.
StrangeOutdoors. “The Strange Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson from the Winema National Forest.”
StrangeOutdoors.com, August 13, 2021. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/12/4/derrick-engebretson.
“The Trail Went Cold - Episode 254 - Derrick Engebretson & Kurt Newton.” Spotify, December 8, 2021. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sJ99C6zqmxqqaQA6HUC9y.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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On December 19, 1998, something happened that hadn't happened in the United States in more than a hundred years. President Bill Clinton was officially impeached. Even though newspapers all over the world were printing articles about impeachment, it wasn't the only thing being reported that day. What other crazy things made the news?
SOURCES
Associated Press. “Convicted Child Molester a Suspect in 1998 Disappearance of 8-Year-Old.” Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), November 15, 1998 www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Molester a Suspect in Missing Child Case.” Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon), November 14, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Mom of Missing Boy Thanks Searchers, Tells Them to Go Home to Their Families.” Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Still No Sign of 8 Year Old Lost in Snowy Wilderness.” The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), December 9, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Andrew Lavern Smith.” Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Accessed
June 10, 2024. https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s1/smith andrew-lavern.htm.
Bunyan, Nigel, and Will Bennett. “1 Million Pound Shakespeare Folio Stolen in University Raid.” The Daily Telegraph (London, England), December 19, 1998.
Burrin, Elliot, and Will Dixon. “Stolen Shakespeare: The Story of Durham’s First Folio.” Palatinate, April 23, 2020.
https://www.palatinate.org.uk/stolen-shakespeare-the-story-of-durhams-first folio/#:~:text=In%20December%201998%2C%20seven%20books,Chaucer%2C%20and%20a%20First%20Folio.
“Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson.” Wikipedia, February 3, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Derrick Engebretson.
“Nokia Cell Phone Ad (Page 7).” Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Pratt, Mark. “500th Execution Since 1977 Held.” Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
“President Clinton Impeached | December 19, 1998.” History.com. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-impeached.
“Raymond Scott Guilty of Handling Stolen Folio of Shakespeare’s Plays.” The Guardian, July 9, 2010.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/09/raymond-scott-stolen-shakespeare-first-folio.
StrangeOutdoors. “The Strange Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson from the Winema National Forest.”
StrangeOutdoors.com, August 13, 2021. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/12/4/derrick-engebretson.
“The Trail Went Cold - Episode 254 - Derrick Engebretson & Kurt Newton.” Spotify, December 8, 2021. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sJ99C6zqmxqqaQA6HUC9y.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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