October 1998 in the United States

october 29: john glenn returns space



october 4 – leafie mason murdered in hughes springs, texas house angel maturino resendiz. second victim in second incident.
october 6 – college student matthew shepard found tied fence near laramie, wyoming. dies october 12, becoming symbol of gay-bashing victims , sparking public reflection on homophobia in u.s.
october 7 – united states congress passes sonny bono copyright term extension act, gives copyright holders 20 more years of copyright privilege on work control. freezes public domain works created before 1923 in united states.
october 12 – congress of united states passes digital millennium copyright act.
october 14 – eric robert rudolph charged 6 bombings (including 1996 olympic bombing) in atlanta, georgia.
october 15

american airlines becomes first airline offer electronic ticketing in 44 countries serves.
the bellagio hotel & casino in las vegas opens on former grounds of dunes hotel


october 17–18 – severe flooding takes place in south central texas.
october 21 – new york yankees defeat san diego padres sweep them in world series. yankees finish 114 regular-season wins , 11 postseason victories (125 total – team in 123 years of major league baseball).
october 29

sts-95: space shuttle discovery blasts off 77-year-old john glenn on board, making him oldest person go space. (he became first american orbit earth on february 20, 1962.)
in freehold borough, new jersey, melissa drexler pleads guilty aggravated manslaughter killing baby moments after delivering him in bathroom @ senior prom, , sentenced 15 years imprisonment.