Historical Events In 1997
May 05 On this day in history iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful
May 28 On this day in history tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28
May 29 On this day in history 70th National Spelling Bee Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling euonym
May 12 On this day in history tornado narrowly misses downtown Miami
May 27 On this day in history the first all female (20 British women) team reaches North Pole
May 02 On this day in history republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders
May 24 Actor Tim Allen arrested for drunk driving in Michigan on this day in history.
May 10 In Northern Iran a 7.5 quake, At least 1,567 people killed, 2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10,533 houses destroyed, 5,474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen area on this day in history.
May 29 70th National Spelling Bee: Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling euonym on this day in history.
May 17 Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London on this day in history.
May 16 Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Universe) as Miss USA on this day in history.
May 05 On this day in history "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV
May 07 On this day in history expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants
May 02 On this day in history donald Trump &Marla Maples announce they are separating
May 12 On this day in history susie Maroney, 22, of Australia, is first to swim from Cuba to Florida
May 30 On this day in history betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12 year old grandson
May 03 Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue on this day in history.
May 06 On this day in history army Staff Sergeant Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape
May 28 Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time on this day in history.
May 12 Russia & Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict on this day in history.
May 28 Linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight on this day in history.
May 02 Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber on this day in history.
May 23 Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV on this day in history.
May 27 On this day in history major league revenue sharing begins, New York Yankees pay out most $28 million
May 27 On this day in history marv Albert pleads innocent to charges of sexually assault
May 29 On this day in history scientists announce new human species in 780,000 year old fossil
May 06 Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on this day in history.
May 27 Judge finds Pamela Lee not guilty of breaking a contract on this day in history.
May 30 Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs may311889 The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 on this day in history.
May 09 On this day in history the first US ambassador returns to Vietnam since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam
May 28 On this day in history bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis
May 29 Jesse Timmedequas, found guilty of rape/murder of Megan Kanka, 7 on this day in history.
May 27 On this day in history russian President Boris Yeltsin signs a historic treaty with NATO
May 07 Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8) on this day in history.
May 12 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea on this day in history.
