1998 results for “World War” (364 ms)
One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a height of 1,776 feet (541 m).
Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.
�Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land duri�
The inaugural Formula One World Championship race takes place at Silverstone Circuit. The race was won by Giuseppe Farina, who would go on to become the inaugural champion that year.
The Australian adventurer Ben Carlin (pictured) became the only person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 80,000 kilometres (50,000 miles) by land and sea.
The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft.
Opening of World Amateur championship at the Paris Exposition Universelle, also known as Olympic Games.
The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published.
Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player, first winner of the World Series of Poker (died 1995)
Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (International)
In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
�International Electrotechnical Exhibition opened in Frankfurt, Germany, featuring the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a supersonic interceptor aircraft, set a world flight airspeed record of 1,404.012 mph (2,259.538 km/h).
Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, was established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.