Instagram star Natalie-Tasha Thompson

Events in 1998 and 4-10

Events in US in the birth year of Natalie-Tasha Thompson

• President accused in White House sex scandal; denies allegations of affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky (Jan. 21 et seq.).
• President outlines first balanced budget in 30 years (Feb. 3).
• US Supreme Court rules line-item veto unconstitutional (Feb. 12).
• Unabomber sentenced to four life terms (May 4).
• Life sentence meted out to Terry Nichols, convicted in Oklahoma City bombing fatal to 168 (June 4).
• Starr Report by independent counsel outlines case for impeachment proceedings against President (Sept. 11).
• Matthew Shepard, gay Wyoming student, fatally beaten in hate crime; two arrested (Oct. 6 et seq.).
• House impeaches President Clinton along party lines on two charges, perjury and obstruction of justice. (Dec. 19).

Birthday Natalie-Tasha Thompson (4-10) in history

• Day 4-10 year 1887: The International Herald Tribune was published for the first time.
• Day 4-10 year 1895: The first U.S. Open Golf tournament was held in Newport, Rhode Island.
• Day 4-10 year 1957: The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into orbit around the earth, ushering in the Space Age and Space Race.
• Day 4-10 year 1965: Pope Paul VI made the first visit to the Western Hemisphere by a reigning pope. He came to New York to address the UN General Assembly.
• Day 4-10 year 1970: Rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead of a drug overdose at age 27.
• Day 4-10 year 1990: The German parliament met for the first time since the reunification of Germany.
• Day 4-10 year 2001: Authorities confirmed a tabloid editor in Florida had contracted anthrax. He died the next day.
• Day 4-10 year 2002: John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban," received a 20-year sentence.