High-z Supernova Cosmology Analysis
Kirshner contributes to the High-z team's supernova distance analysis and interpretation of the evidence that cosmic expansion is accelerating.
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Explore 108 historical events and records for United States of America in 1998.
Historical records for United States of America in 1998
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High-z Supernova Lambda Constraints
Garnavich and colleagues use distant supernova observations to constrain cosmological models, finding evidence favouring a positive cosmological constant.
High-z Supernova Spectroscopy
Filippenko contributes spectroscopic identification and analysis of distant Type Ia supernovae used by the High-z team to establish cosmic acceleration.
Honorary Cesar
Receives an Honorary Cesar recognizing his contribution to cinema.
Illuminata
Walken plays an influential gay New York theater critic in John Turturros film Illuminata
Illuminata
Walken plays an influential gay New York theater critic in John Turturros film Illuminata
Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors
Publishes his memoir Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors.
LIGO
Barish directs LIGO construction and organisation during its transformation into a major observatory
National Rifle Association
Appointed President of the National Rifle Association
National Society of Film Critics Award
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Clean and Sober
Neptune Ring Arc Monitoring
Vilas contributes to continued observational studies of Neptune's incomplete outer ring structures.
Now And Then
Publication of "Now And Then"
Producers Guild Lifetime Achievement
Receives a Producers Guild lifetime achievement honor for work in motion pictures.
Quintessence Dark Energy Model
Steinhardt develops quintessence models in which a slowly evolving scalar field can drive accelerated expansion without requiring a strictly constant vacuum energy.
Quintessence Equation of State
Caldwell studies a cosmic component with negative pressure and a general equation of state, helping establish quintessence as an alternative to a constant vacuum energy.
Rushmore Feature
Wes Anderson directed Rushmore, a coming-of-age comedy starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray.
Rushmore Screenplay
Co-wrote Rushmore with Owen Wilson, creating the eccentric schoolboy Max Fischer.
Scandal
When the allegations against her husband are first made public, Hillary Clinton states that they are the result of a "vast right-wing conspiracy". Dismisses the Lewinsky charges as the latest in a long, organized, collaborative series of charges by Clinton political enemies, rather than any wrongdoing by her husband
Scandal
Clinton says, "I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. Ive never had an affair with her."
Sopranos Production Development
David Chase developed The Sopranos ahead of its 1999 debut, combining family dynamics with the inner life of a New Jersey crime boss.
Supernova Distance Scale Contribution
Suntzeff contributes nearby-supernova calibration and observational expertise that supports the High-z team's measurement of accelerated expansion.
The Gingerbread Man Film
Robert Altman directed The Gingerbread Man in 1998, a legal thriller adapted from a John Grisham novel.
The Hours
Publication of "The Hours"
The Odd Couple II
Stars in, "The Odd Couple II"
The Poisonwood Bible
Publication of "The Poisonwood Bible"
U.S. Marshals
Stars in U.S. Marshals
Vocal Group Hall of Fame
The Beach Boys are inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Vuelta a Espana
Armstrongs comeback is signalled by finishing 4th in the Vuelta a Espana
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