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1997 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year ...
February 23 – 1997 Empire State Building shooting: A gunman kills one person and wounds six others before taking his own life on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York City. February 28 FBI agent Earl Edwin Pitts pleads guilty to selling secrets to Soviet Union.
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Pages in category "1997 in the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
January 20, 1997 — President Clinton and Vice President Gore begin their second terms. 1997 — Sparked by a global economic crisis scare, the Dow Jones Industrial Average follows world markets and plummets 554.26, or 7.18%, to 7,161.15. 1998 — In the 1998 United States elections, the Republicans hold both the House and the Senate.
Events from the year 1997 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Tony Blair ; the handover of Hong Kong , the largest remaining British colony, to China ; and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales .
The year 1997 in science and technology involved many significant events, listed below. Astronomy and space exploration. January 17 ...
The Omaria massacre took place on 23 April 1997 in the Algerian village of El Omaria near Médéa, south of Algiers. Attackers armed with knives, sabers, and guns killed 42 people – including 17 women and 3 babies – in 3 hours, mutilating and sometimes burning the bodies. A pregnant woman was cut open, and her baby hacked apart. GIA