September 1998

Wednesday 02:

The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.

Monday 07:

Google Inc. is founded.

Tuesday 08:

At Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris' 1961 record of 61 home runs hit in a single season.

Friday 11:

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr sends a report to the U.S. Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses.

Monday 14:

Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.

Friday 18:

ICANN is formed.

Sunday 20:

Baseball: After playing 2,632 consecutive games for the Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken, Jr takes a day off.

Friday 25:

A Pauknair BAE146 crashes into hillside in Morocco killing 38.

Sunday 27:

Google is first established