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Tuesday, September 1, 1998
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Russia today is, in essence, on the verge of economic and political breakdown. We can end the crisis in Russia only by concerted action, but time is running out.
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Viktor Chernomyrdin
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- U.S. President Bill Clinton is to arrive in Moscow for a summit with Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
- The College Board is scheduled to hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss possible changes in academic preparation, test scores and demographics of students taking the SATs and Advanced Placement tests.
- Blockbuster "Titanic" arrives in video stores.
- Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo is scheduled to deliver his annual state of the nation address in Mexico City.
- On Wednesday, September 2, a special session of the British Parliament is to debate new anti-terrorism legislation.
- On Thursday, September 3, U.S. President Bill Clinton is scheduled to begin a trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- On Friday, September 4, the start of the Million Youth Movement begins in Atlanta.
- On Saturday, September 5, a Million Youth March for young professionals is planned in New York.
- On Sunday, September 6, prayers are scheduled to be said for Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey, where her funeral was held one year ago today.
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- Today is National Day in Libya.
- It's Constitution Day in the Slovak Republic.
- Country singer Boxcar Willie is 67.
- Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards is 65.
- Conductor Seiji Ozawa is 63.
- Actor Ron O'Neal ("Super Fly") is 61.
- Actor Don Stroud ("License to Kill")is 61.
- Comedian-actress Lily Tomlin ("Laugh-In") is 59.
- Singer Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees) is 52.
- Singer Gloria Estefan is 41.
- Jazz musician Boney James is 37.
- Rap DJ Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz) is 28.
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- In 891, Arnulf defeated the Vikings from Scandinavia at the battle of Louvain in Belgium.
- In 1494, Charles VIII of France invaded Italy in an attempt to claim the throne of Naples.
- In 1858, the East India Company's government of India ended with the British crown taking over its territories and duties.
- In 1864, the Charlottetown Conference began on Prince Edward Island, representing the first steps toward Canadian confederation.
- In 1864, in the American Civil War, the Confederates under Gen. John Hood abandoned the city of Atlanta. It was occupied by Gen. Sherman the next day and soon set ablaze.
- In 1870, in the Franco-Prussian War, the French under Napoleon III were heavily defeated by the Prussians under Moltke at the battle of Sedan. This defeat opened the path to Paris.
- In 1878, Emma Nutt became the first woman telephone operator when she went to work for Edwin Holmes and his Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston, Massachusetts.
- In 1916, Bulgaria declared war on Romania in World War I.
- In 1923, a magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck Japan and completely destroyed Yokahama and nearly destroyed Tokyo. At least 142,000 people were killed and 2.5 million made homeless.
- In 1928, Albania was declared a kingdom, with Zog I as ruler.
- In 1939, Germany invaded Poland, heralding the start of World War II. Norway, Finland and Switzerland declared their neutrality, and Italy said it was non-belligerent.
- In 1946, Greeks voted to recall Kin George II to the throne. He had been living in exile in England.
- In 1953, Jacques Thibaud, French violinist, died in an air crash. Famed for his technique, he was a member of the famous trio with Alfred Cortot and Pablo Casals.
- In 1962, an earthquake struck northwestern Iran, killing 12,000 people and destroying more than 300 villages.
- In 1967, an Arab summit lifted the oil embargo on Western states imposed during the Six-Day war.
- In 1969, military officers overthrew the Libyan government, and Col. Moammar Gadhafi came to power.
- In 1981, a bloodless coup ousted President David Dacko of the Central African Republic.
- In 1983, a Soviet fighter plane shot down a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747, KAL Flight 007, near Sakhalin island, killing all 269 on board.
- In 1990, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union signed the first agreement between Comecon countries to conduct their trade in convertible currencies and use world prices.
- In 1995, chief warlord Charles Taylor and other key militia leaders were installed in a new ruling council in Liberia.
- In 1997, in France, the prosecutor's office said the driver of the car in which Princess Diana was killed, was over the legal alcohol limit.
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