FedEx Express Flight 14 Crashes at Newark Airport, Injuring Five, July 31, 1997

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins. Date: June 5, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Qayen Earthquake Kills 1,567 in Iran’s Khorasan Province, May 10, 1997Space Shuttle Discovery Launches on STS-85,…

Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion. Date: April 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches to Mir with Jerry Linenger January 12, 1997Bojnurd Earthquake Strikes Iran, Kills 88, Damages…

In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned. Date: February 22, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997NHL Approves Expansion Franchises for Four Cities, June 25,…

Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country. Date: May 16, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Bank of Thailand Floats Baht, Triggers Asian Financial Crisis July 2, 1997Pai Hsiao-yen Kidnapping and…

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 1997Sempati Air Flight 304 Crashes in Bandung, 28 Killed,…

Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan. Date: August 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Tiger Woods Becomes Youngest Masters Winner…