CNN Interactive - Almanac - October 17, 1998

Matthew, an angel with new wings in a place a world away, can once again begin to sing. His image will never fade ... The world's hearts you now have touched.

-- A poem for Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming student who was savagely beaten to death last week

The New York Yankees are scheduled to host the San Diego Padres for game one of the 1998 World Series.
Induction ceremonies for the 22nd annual International Space Hall of Fame are scheduled in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

On Sunday, October 18, Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Square in Rome marks the 20th anniversary of his pontificate.
On Monday, October 19, Israel's Knesset begins its fall term.
On Tuesday, October 20, a three-member federal appeals court panel is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the sexual harassment case against U.S. President Bill Clinton filed by Paula Jones.
On Wednesday, October 21, a preliminary hearing for Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney, who are charged in the murder of gay Wyoming student Matthew Shepard is scheduled in Laramie, Wyoming.
On Thursday, October 22, a House Judiciary constitution subcommittee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the history and background of presidential impeachment in Washington.

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Check out the American Museum of Natural History by clicking here.		Motorcycle stunt performer Evel Knievel is 60. Former astronaut Mae Jameson is 42. Actress Margot Kidder ("Superman") is 50. Actor George Wendt ("Cheers") is 50. Dramatist Arthur Miller ("Death of a Salesman") is 83.

In 1777, English commander Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans under Gen. Horatio Gates after the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution.
In 1797, a peace settlement between France and Austria was agreed to when the Treaty of Campo Formio was signed.
In 1902, the first Cadillac motor car was made in Detroit.
In 1956, Britain's Queen Elizabeth opened the country's first nuclear power station at Calder Hall in Cumbria as power was transferred to the national grid.
In 1961, Algerians demonstrating in Paris against colonial rule were confronted by riot police. The authorities say only three people died but human rights groups have insisted the figure was over 240.
In 1966, Botswana and Lesotho were admitted to the United Nations.
In 1970, President Anwar Sadat was sworn in as president of Egypt in succession to Gamal Abdel Nasser.
In 1973, Arab oil producers increased oil prices and cut back production in response to U.S. support of Israel in the Yom Kippur war.
In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Concorde could use New York's Kennedy Airport.
In 1989, the biennial conference of the 103-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) decided on a world-wide ban on ivory trading.
In 1989, the deadliest U.S. quake since 1906 shook the entire San Francisco Bay area. Centered near Santa Cruz, 50 miles (80 km) south of San Francisco, it was a magnitude 6.9 quake, and killed 67 people and injured more than 600.
In 1994, Jordan and Israel initialled a historic peace treaty, cementing an end to their 46-year state of war.
In 1996, Russian President Boris Yeltsin sacked his security chief Alexander Lebed after only four months in office.