Historical Events In 1997
Apr 05 Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 7)
Apr 04 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
Apr 04 STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
Nov 24 RealNetworks, an Internet pioneer that developed streaming audio and video technology, launched a public offering on this day in 1997. The company, once co-owned by Microsoft and formerly called Progressive Networks, reaped more than $500 million on its first day of trading.
Nov 11 Quebec Gatineau Railway takes over operation of the former CP Trois Rivieres and Lachute subdivisions between Quebec City and Hull.
Nov 28 Online music retailer CDNow filed for an IPO on this day in 1997
Nov 24 In response to a 554.26 point free fall, New York Stock Exchange officials invoked the "circuit breake" rule and puts a halt to trading
Nov 28 Netscape disputes browser figures by countering Dataquest's estimates that said that Microsoft was gaining ground in the browser market.
Dec 08 The Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan: Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake.
Dec 08 The Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake.
Dec 17 Microsoft and Silicon Graphics Inc ended their conflict over the display of three-dimensional graphics online. The companies had engaged in a long battle over technical standards, which delayed development of graphics technology.
Dec 29 Kmart announces the closure of 10 stores across Canada; finding it difficult to compete against WalMart.
Dec 22 Coca-Cola went Christmas shopping on this day and came home with a rather hefty present Orangina, the "sparkling" French beverage formerly owned by Pernod Richard
Dec 11 Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of federal district court issues preliminary injunction forcing Microsoft to stop, at least temporarily, requiring manufacturers to install its Internet Explorer on PCs.
Dec 22 Coca-Cola went Christmas shopping on this day and came home with a rather hefty present: Orangina, the "sparkling" French beverage formerly owned by Pernod Richard
Dec 05 High-speed modem makers and longtime rivals 3Com and Rockwell International tentatively agreed to end their bitter feud over technical standards
Dec 09 Natalie Meadowcroft and Dan Meadowcroft are Married in Las Vegas, Nevada. "May their love last forever"
May 05 Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful
May 28 Tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28
May 29 70th National Spelling Bee Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling euonym
May 12 Tornado narrowly misses downtown Miami
May 27 The first all female (20 British women) team reaches North Pole
May 02 Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders
May 24 Actor Tim Allen arrested for drunk driving in Michigan
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
May 29 70th National Spelling Bee: Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling euonym
May 17 Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London
May 16 Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Universe) as Miss USA
May 05 "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV
May 07 Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants
May 02 Donald Trump &Marla Maples announce they are separating
May 12 Susie Maroney, 22, of Australia, is first to swim from Cuba to Florida
May 30 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
May 06 Army Staff Sergeant Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape
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