Politics
- The first public impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump kicked off on Wednesday.
- It has been 21 years since President Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath and obstructing justice in 1998.
- Since 1998, the US has seen population growth, US stock growth, and a return to the Clinton-era low unemployment rate.
- On the pop-culture front in 1998: The Titanic was the top grossing film, Lauryn Hill was at the top of the Billboard 100 in November, and iPhones were yet to come into existence.
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Wednesday marked the first day of public impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump.
It has been 21 years since the last impeachment hearings for an American president. In 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath and obstructing justice.
Since 1998, the US has seen population growth, US stock growth, and a return to the Clinton-era low unemployment rate.
Here are seven ways America has changed since the last impeachment hearing.