CBS telecasts "The Wizard of Oz" for the last time. Beginning in 1999, "The Wizard of Oz" will be shown on cable, and in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 it will be telecast by the WB Television Network in addition to its cable showings.
The first euro coins are minted in Pessac, France. Because the final specifications for the coins were not finished in 1998, they will have to be melted and minted again in 1999.
India conducts 3 underground nuclear tests in Pokhran, including 1 thermonuclear device.
