April 1998

Sunday 05:

In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshu and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.

Monday 06:

1998 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 49.82 to close at 9,033.23 -- its first-ever close above 9,000.

Tuesday 07:

Citicorp and Travelers Group announce plans to merge creating the largest financial-services conglomerate in the world, Citigroup.

Thursday 09:

The National Prisoner of War Museum is dedicated in Andersonville, Georgia, on the site of an American Civil War POW camp.

Sunday 12:

Catastrophical earthquake in Slovenia in Poso?je 5,6 on the Richter scale.

Thursday 16:

One of the most serious urban tornadoes in history does significant damage to downtown Nashville, Tennessee (see Nashville Tornado of 1998).

Monday 20:

German terrorist group Red Army Faction announces their dissolution after 28 years.