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Events on Saturday 19 December 1998 2
1998Operation Desert FoxUS and UK bombing campaign against IraqThe United States and United Kingdom conducted a four-day bombing campaign against Iraq from 16 to 19 December 1998, targeting suspected weapons facilities after Iraq obstructed UN weapons inspectors. The strikes hit military and security targets across the country but did not remove Saddam Hussein from power.
1998Bill Clinton impeached by the House of RepresentativesCharges of perjury and obstruction of justice over the Lewinsky affairThe US House of Representatives voted on 19 December 1998 to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice arising from his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. He became only the second US president to be impeached. The Senate acquitted him on both counts in February 1999.