Historical Events In 1997
May 08 Tea Leoni & David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village
May 01 Toni Blair elected PM of UK
Jan 03 Bryant Gumbel co-hosted his final "Today" show on NBC-TV
Jan 05 In ocean racing, Montreal solo sailor Gerry Roufs disappears at sea while circumnavigating the Globe.
Jan 12 Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships
Jan 31 The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier with a flight deck the size of three football fields, is paying a courtesy visit to Victoria British Columbia today.
Jan 27 The weekend rescue of more than 300 anglers from the ice of Lake Simcoe could cost up to 500 000 dollars. The ice fishers were stranded after a 32 kilometre-long pressure crack openedup between them and shore.
Jan 21 Newt Gingrich is fined and reprimanded as the U.S. House of Representatives votes for first time in history to discipline the Speaker of the House for ethical misconduct.
Jan 19 Two bombs exploded at a Tulsa, Okla., abortion clinic that had been bombed two weeks earlier.
Jan 25 71st Australian Women's Tennis Martina Hingis beat Mary Pierce (62 62)
Jan 28 The Monday afternoon rush hour turned into a demolition derby as freezing rain pelted streets from Vancouver to Hope. Hundreds of accidents were reported throughout the LowerMainland. The most spectacular was a 15 vehicle, after it lost control on the slippery hill.
Jan 05 French trains are diverted to pick up stranded skiers and German rail stations are converted into homeless shelters as the death toll from Europe's longest cold spell in a decade passes 230.
Jan 09 Former Toronto Argonauts and LA Kings owner Bruce McNall sentenced to five years, 10 months in prison and ordered to repay $5 million for bank fraud
Jan 20 Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit
Jan 02 Residents of southern and eastern Ontario are digging out again this morning after another round of snow.
Jan 31 A state of emergency has been lifted in Durham, Ontario where flooding earlier this month forced the evacuation of 120 homes and businesses. The waters of the Saugeen River have finally stabilized. Damage is estimated at 1.1 million dollars, and 15 families are still unable to return home.
Jan 03 Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series vs England 3-0
Jan 11 Telstar 401 Satellite Fails
Jan 23 Madeline Albright was sworn into office to become the first woman secretary of state.
Jan 16 Ennis Cosby, the son of entertainer Bill Cosby, was shot to death while changing a tire on a freeway exit ramp in Los Angeles.
Jan 07 Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House
Jan 27 It's the worst snowstorms to hit northwest China in 30 years. An update today from Beijing says the storms have killed 39 people and caused more than 24 million dollars in losses.
Jan 15 American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian Mir space station for the first time
Jan 18 Norwegian Borge Ousland completed a 1,675-mile trek across Antarctica, the first time anyone transversed the continent alone.
Jan 10 4,000th episode of "Entertainment Tonight"
Jan 28 Pasadena, Texas is cleaning up after a tornado touched down on the city's main drag
Jan 02 Residents of southern and eastern Ontario are digging out again this morning after another round of snow.
Jan 31 A state of emergency has been lifted in Durham, Ontario where flooding earlier this month forced the evacuation of 120 homes and businesses. The waters of the Saugeen River have finally stabilized. Damage is estimated at 1.1 million dollars, and 15 families are still unable to return home.
Jan 21 At least a dozen people are reported dead after a pair of earthquakes in China's westernmost province. The quakes in the Xinjiang region heavily damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. The first quake had a magnitude of 6.4, the second a magnitude of 6.3.
Jan 21 In the face of continuing reports of legally dubious fund-raising practices, the Democratic National Committee announced it would no longer take donations from foreign nationals or from U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies.
Jan 27 24th American Music Award Toni Braxton &Alanis Morissette win
Jan 20 Millionaire Steve Fossett landed in northern India after a record-setting bid to become the first person to circle the globe in a hot-air balloon.
Jan 02 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus OH on WBZX 99.7 FM
Jan 27 It's the worst snowstorms to hit northwest China in 30 years. An update today from Beijing says the storms have killed 39 people and caused more than 24 million dollars in losses.
Jan 20 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans LA on KKND 106.7 FM
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