CNN Interactive - Almanac - October 11, 1998

U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Sofia, Bulgaria.
U.S. President Bill Clinton and the first lady mark their 23rd wedding anniversary.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin is to visit the Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakstan.

On Monday, October 12, U.S. President Bill Clinton travels to New York and Florida to make campaign appearances for political candidates.
On Tuesday, October 13, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in AT&T vs.Iowa Utilities.
On Wednesday, October 14, a hearing is scheduled for Russell Weston, a former mental patient charged with the July 24 murders of two U.S. Capitol Police officers.
On Thursday, October 15, Israeli and Palestinian leaders are scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Washington to try to hammer out a Middle East peace agreement.
On Friday, October 16, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced in Oslo, Norway.

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In 1779, the Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski was killed fighting for American independence at the battle of Savannah, Georgia.
In 1797, a Dutch fleet was defeated by the British off Camperdown, Holland.
In 1890, the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, DC.
In 1911, Nationalist Chinese overthrew the Chinese monarchy on mainland China.
In 1915, British nurse Edith Cavell was executed in Brussels during World War I.
In 1933, Latin American nations signed the Rio de Janeiro nonaggression pact.
In 1963, the United Nations, in a 106-1 vote, condemned repression in South Africa.
In 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space.
In 1985, U. S. fighter jets forced an Egyptian airliner carrying terrorists who had hijacked the cruise ship Achille Lauro to Italy. The hijackers were then arrested.
In 1989, an international consortium led by Texaco Inc. discovered high-quality crude oil in a previously unexplored area off the African coast.
In 1993, a U.S. ship carrying U.N. representatives was blocked from docking in Haiti by army-backed troops.