Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 Crashes Near Medan, 234 Killed – September 26, 1997

Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service. Date: August 29, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Missionaries of Charity Choose Sister Nirmala as Leader, March 13, 1997Sky Tower Opens in Auckland, Southern…

Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. Date: July 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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 1997TAM Fokker…

Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Date: November 12, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Tara Lipinski Youngest Women’s World Figure Skating Champion – March 22, 1997Confederation…

The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Date: October 27, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Ramzi Yousef Convicted in 1993 World Trade Center Bombing November 12,…

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 1997Madeleine Albright First Woman U.S. Secretary of State January…