July 9, 1998
A Big Mac cost $2.56 that summer of 1998, and the Dow Jones sat at 9,181 — the Clinton administration faced a growing constitutional battle over a grand jury subpoena that would test the limits of executive privilege. On screens and speakers that summer, "Seinfeld" was wrapping up its final season as the undisputed top show in America, while Brandy and Monica traded verses on "The Boy Is Mine," which held the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks. On July 5th, Japan launched the Mars probe "Nozomi," becoming only the third nation in history to send a spacecraft toward another planet, joining the United States and Russia in the small group of countries capable of interplanetary exploration.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 9, 1998
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 9, 1998
Senators Back Sale Of Wheat To Pakistanis
Inquiry On Campaign Finance Is Running Dry, Officials Say
World Events — July 1998
Time Person of the Year — 1998
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 9, 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 — July 9, 1998
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 9, 1998
On the field
Sports Champions — July 9, 1998
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