Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Maiden Flight, September 7, 1997
Date: September 7, 1997
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Date: September 7, 1997
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The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction. Date: August 3, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Deep Blue Defeats Garry…
En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73. Date: February 4, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1997U.S. House Reprimands Newt Gingrich for…
In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later. Date: June 2, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This…
An uncrewed Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir. Date: June 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Northern Iran Earthquake Kills 1,100 February 28, 1997Thalit Massacre in Algeria Kills 52 of…
The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans. Date: May 15, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…