Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth, March 22, 1997

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. Date: January 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day…

Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. Date: April 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Pol Pot Orders Son Sen Killing, Khmer Rouge Purge June 10, 1997Sri Lankan Tamil…

Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career. Date: November 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997J.K. Rowling Publishes Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone June 26, 1997FedEx Express Flight…

A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Date: June 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Israeli CH-53 Helicopters Collide Over Galilee, 73 Killed, February…

Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion. Date: March 22, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Second Republic of the Congo Civil War Begins June…