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September 27, 1998

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Headlines from September 27, 1998

Teardowns, Trophies And Angry Neighbors

By Lisa Prevost

Long-time residents of wealthy suburbs of New York are angered by the demolition of older homes to make way for new luxury houses whose size, they say, is not in keeping with their surroundings; trend has gathered momentum recently, and builders of luxury houses say selective razing of older homes represents an esthetic upgrading of the community; several towns are weighing strategies for scaling back the size of what some irritated neighbors call 'McMansions'; photos (M)

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An Inspector Calls. Uh-Oh.

By Robert Lipsyte

Robert Lipsyte column recounts recent experience with insurance inspector at co-op apartment building in Manhattan of which he is president; cartoon (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 23, 1998, covering September 27, 1998.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

    The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

    Lauryn Hill

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Can-I-Bus by Canibus

    Can-I-Bus

    Canibus

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for 'N Sync by *NSYNC

    'N Sync

    *NSYNC

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    25
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello Nasty by Beastie Boys

    Hello Nasty

    Beastie Boys

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Back To Titanic by London Symphony Orchestra (Horner)

    Back To Titanic

    London Symphony Orchestra (Horner)

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

1998Ioana Mincă, Romanian tennis player[†]

Ioana Mincă is a Romanian tennis player.

Notable Deaths

Doak Walker

1998Doak Walker, American football player (born 1927)[†]

Ewell Doak Walker II was an American football player who was a halfback and kicker. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, winning the Maxwell Award in 1947 and the Heisman Trophy in 1948. He then played professionally for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1950 to 1955. Walker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. The Doak Walker Award, awarded annually since 1990 to the top running back in college football, is named after him.

Historical Events

Google

1998The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.[†]

Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI). It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" by the BBC and is one of the world's most valuable brands. Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., is one of the five Big Tech companies alongside Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft.

Historical Context for September 27, 1998

In 1998, the world population was approximately 6,007,066,690 people[†]