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1998 After months of wrangling, Lewinsky and Starr announce a full immunity agreement for Lewinsky and her parents
1997 Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1997 British au pair Louise Woodward, 19, sentenced to life in death of Matthew Eappen 8 months (judge changes to time served)00690901 1996 Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan) 1995 Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier 1995 Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers 1994 Angela Lakeberg, siamese twin, dies at 11 months 1994 Edvard Munchs painting "The Scream" recovered 3 months after stolen 1994 Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months and 9 days 1993 Junk bond king Michael Milkin is released from jail after 22 months 1991 With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951) 1990 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion 1990 Federal judge sentenced former national security adviser John M Poindexter to 6 months for making false statements to Congress 1990 Lebanon release U.S. hostage Robert Polhill after 39 months 1990 James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months 1988 Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) 1988 Writers guild end their 6 months strike 1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail 1986 French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released 1984 1st-class cricket debut of Wasim Akram, 2 months before his 1st Test 1984 Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after it failed 1983 Polish government ends 19 months of martial law 1982 Sun Myung Moon sentenced to 18 months for tax fraud 1980 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up 1980 John Lydon sentenced to 3 months on assault charges 1979 Chuck Berry sentenced to 4 months for $200,000 in tax evasion 1979 Chuck Berry pleads guilty to income tax evasion, sentenced to 4 months 1977 Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison 1977 Frenchman Francois Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad 1976 George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies 1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter 1974 Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly and dies 14 months later 1974 Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2 months 1973 Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later 1970 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank 1969 Philip Blaiberg, after 19 months with artificial heart, dies 1961 Julianne Moore, actress, Lost World, 9 Months 1960 Hugh Grant, born in London, England, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, 9 Months 1960 Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo 1959 Belgium shortens conscription to 12 months 1959 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1958 Chris Columbus, writer and director, Mrs Doubtfire, Nine Months 1958 Jordan and Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months 1958 President Eisenhower sends U.S. troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months 1954 Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months 1954 Belgium shortens military conscription from 20 to 18 months 1951 Belgium extends conscription to 24 months 1950 3 months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name 1946 League of Nations dissolves, 3 months after United Nations starts 1945 Clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops 1944 Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers 1941 German siege of Tobruk after 8 months ends 1934 U.S. contract air mail service canceled, replaced by U.S. Army for 6 months 1932 Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (20 months), kidnapped in New Jersey 1929 New York to San Francisco foot race ends (2 months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde 1927 Josip Broz (Tito) begins 7 months jail sentence in Croatia 1925 NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses and dies of TB 4 months later 1925 Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp, Iacocca is 8 months old 1922 Longest attack of hiccups begins Charlie Osborne, 98 hiccupped over 435 million times before it stops, He dies 11 months after it stops 1918 U.S. troops land in Archangel, Russia, stay 10 months 1914 U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months 1909 Word received, Admiral Peary discovers North Pole 5 months earlier 1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months 1900 After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close 1900 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months) 1895 1st round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle (took 15 months) 1885 Thomas A Hendricks, 21st Vice President, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office 1861 Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years 1846 U.S. declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins 1834 William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 years 4 months 1585 Antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma 1573 Haarlem surrenders after 7 months to Spanish army |
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