Second Blue Water Bridge Opens Between Michigan and Ontario, July 22, 1997
Date: July 22, 1997
Date: July 22, 1997
The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people. Date: May 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 10 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Discovery Launches to Service Hubble Space Telescope February 11, 1997Central Texas…
The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. Date: March 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)…
Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country. Date: May 16, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Columbia STS-83 Launch Cut Short by Fuel Cell Problem, April 4, 1997Digital Equipment…
Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format. Date: May 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 11 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This…
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21β2 billion watch around the world on television. Date: September 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 6 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)…
Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State. Date: January 23, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Northern Iran Earthquake Kills 1,100 February 28, 1997Ottawa Treaty Signed by…