March 29, 1998
Gas cost $1.06 a gallon in the spring of 1998, and the Dow Jones stood at 9,181 — the nation's economy was running at full strength, with unemployment near a 28-year low and federal budget surpluses replacing the deficits of the previous decade. On the cultural side, "Titanic" had just swept the Oscars with 11 wins including Best Picture, and K-Ci & JoJo's "All My Life" was holding the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz to claim their sixth NBA championship of the decade, while scientists made a landmark announcement that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate — the first published evidence of its kind, reshaping a fundamental understanding of cosmology.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 29, 1998
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 29, 1998
Arms Contractors Spend To Promote An Expanded Nato
Bella Abzug, 77, Congresswoman And A Founding Feminist, Is Dead
House Leaves Finance Law Of 30'S Intact
Judge Rejects 3d Push To Keep School District Of Kiryas Joel
Ex-Vichy Aide Is Convicted And Reaction Ranges Wide
Companies Are Investigated For Aid To China On Rockets
World Events — March 1998
Time Person of the Year — 1998
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 29, 1998
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1997–98 Season
Emmy Winners — 1998
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 29, 1998
Ebert 4-Star Films — March 29, 1998
On the field
Sports Champions — March 29, 1998
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