August 31, 1998, was a Monday. It was 26 years, 2 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
Notable events that occurred on August 31, 1998:
On August 31, 1998, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "Blade".
This date occurred 9,579 days ago. Approximately 319 months have passed. It was the 243rd day of 1998, in week 36. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on August 31, 1998, are now 26 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. 106 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the nineties.
The date is August 31, 1998, and it's a Monday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
The summer of 1998 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. Labor Day weekend is a few days away, which means that many Americans are planning barbecues and other social gatherings. In America, the song "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith is at the top of the singles charts, while "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" by Manic Street Preachers is the number-one song in the UK.
Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Blade is at the top of the box office. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "ER", "Touched by an Angel", "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys", and "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction".
A new form of communication called "text messaging" is starting to become more widespread. However, it can only be done if both the sender and the receiver are on the same cell network. The CD is quickly becoming the dominant format for music, and people are buying portable players such as the "Discman". Consequently, sales of cassette tapes are continuing to decline. In fashion, bright and metallic colors are all the rage—a big change from the darker "grunge" colors of the early 1990s. Women are wearing maxi skirts, bell bottoms, knee boots, crop tops, tube tops, slip dresses, maxi coats, and platform shoes. Meanwhile, a lot of men have ditched their grunge and skater clothes in favor of a "dress casual" look. They are also beginning to cut their hair shorter.
It's 1998, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Brandy, Monica, Aerosmith, R. Kelly, K-Ci & JoJo, Céline Dion, All Saints, Steps and Will Smith. A musical subgenre called "Nu metal" is beginning to take off, aided by the success of bands such as Korn. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Michelle Thomas, Big L, Stanley Kubrick, and Joe DiMaggio would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Super Mario 64", "PaRappa the Rapper", "Grand Theft Auto", and "The X-Files Game". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Art Attack", "Recess", "Bear in the Big Blue House", and "That '70s Show". Children are playing with toys such as Screwball Scramble, Lego Pirates, Super Soaker (water gun), and Spice Girls dolls.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 31, 1998.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 31, 1998.
In August 1998, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1998 saw the introduction of cars such as the Cadillac Escalade, the Volkswagen New Beetle, the Ford Cougar, the Ford Focus, the Clio Renault Sport, and the Fiat Multipla.
If you were a kid on August 31, 1998, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in August 1998.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1998.
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National holidays and famous events that fall on August 31:
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on August 31, 1998.
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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