Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1998, World Beat 3

Description:	President Jiang Zemin of China meets for summit talks withPresident Bill Clinton in October, the first visit in 12 years ofa Chinese leader to the U.S. During his stay, demonstratorsprotest Chinas treatment of Tibet.Diana, Princess of Wales, one ofthe worlds most famous andadmired women, dies at 36 in aviolent car crash in Paris onAugust 31.Reuters/Archive PhotosOne of the most poignant images of Dipas funeral: her young sonsfollowing her coffin into Westminster Abbey.Crisis flares again in Iraq inlate 1997 as Saddam Husseinprotests U.N. sanctionsand blocks inspection ofsuspected Iraqi weapon sites.Reuters/Archive PhotosFloods, drought imismanagement in North!create a severe famine. As manyas a million North Koreans dieof starvation.Pope John Paul II visits CommunistCuba in January 1998, the firsttime a pope has done so. Duringhis five-day visit the popecelebrates public masses andmeets privately with PresidentFidel Castro.In June, shortly before Dianas death, an auctionof 79 of her evening gowns raises $3.26 millionfor AIDS and cancer charities. Top price paid fora single gown: $222,500.qui*fWorld
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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