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Historical Events In 1997

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Jan 20   Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 20   Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans LA on KKND 106.7 FM in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 20   In the year 1997 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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 20   Pakistan defeats West Indies 2-0 to win Australia one-day Series on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 20   In the year 1997 president Clinton was inaugurated for his second term in office.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 21   On this day in history 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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 21   In the year 1997 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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 21   The full House voted 395-28 to reprimand Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., for violating House rules and misleading congressional investigators looking into his possible misuse of tax-exempt donations for political purposes in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 22   In the year 1997 a weekend freeze cost Florida farmers at least 100 million dollars in crop losses. Winter vegetables in south Dade County and southwest Florida were hardest hit when temperatures dropped as much as 20 degrees in four hours Saturday night  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 22   In the year 1997 ian Arthur Hoyle Munro, medical journalist, dies at 73  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 22   The Senate confirms President Clinton's nomination of Madeleine Albright, making her the first female secretary of state in U.S. history in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 23   Madeline Albright was sworn into office to become the first woman secretary of state on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 24   Callum Alexander MacDonald, historian, dies at 49 in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 25   71st Australian Women's Tennis Martina Hingis beat Mary Pierce (62 62) in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 25   A cyclone sweeps across the island nation of Madagascar, spawning floods that leave 100 people missing and thousands homeless on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 25   Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist, dies at 80 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 26   Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/the Rhine, dies at 83 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 27   In the year 1997 "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus," opens at Gershwin New York City NY  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 27   On this day in history 24th American Music Award Toni Braxton &Alanis Morissette win  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 28   On this day in history pasadena, Texas is cleaning up after a tornado touched down on the city's main drag  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 28   In the year 1997 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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 29   In the year 1997 eric Schneider, murderer of 2 teachers, executed in MO at 35  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 30   Damage from recent floods in California is pushing the billion dollar mark and could climb higher once final figures are in in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 30   On this day in history minuteman III launches  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 30   On this day in history the Maine Yankee nuclear station has been placed on a U.S. government watch list of plants needing increased regulatory attention. The plant has experienced more than a year ofsafety and maintenance problems.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 31   Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 31   In the year 1997 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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 03   Anthony Cuthbert Baines, writer/curator, dies at 84 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 03   On this day in history howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit MI on WKRK 97.1 FM  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 04   In the year 1997 73 Israelis die when army copters collide  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Deaths In 1997

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01   Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 02   Jim Rodger, sports writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 03   Burton Lane, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Harry B Helmsley, owner (Empire State Building), dies at 87 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   Andre Franquin, cartoonist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 06   Ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist, dies at 52 in the year 1997.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   Desmond Flower, publisher, dies at 89 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 08   On this day in history carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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