NASA Mars Global Surveyor Reaches Mars, September 11, 1997

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-83. However, the mission is later cut short due to a fuel cell problem. Date: April 4, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Dolly the…

The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families. Date: February 5, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Columbia STS-83…

WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time). Date: November 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Ranvir Sena Attacks Lakshmanpur-Bathe, Killing 63 Lower Caste…

Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha. Date: January 12, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on…

Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: August 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Heaven’s Gate Mass Suicides: 39 Bodies…

Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: May 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Qayen Earthquake Kills 1,567 in Iran’s Khorasan Province, May…