Date: December 22, 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 1997Ramzi Yousef…
The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people. Date: September 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 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, 1997USS Constitution Sets Sail on 200th…
An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall. Date: July 9, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997China Southern Airlines…
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2 billion watch around the world on television. Date: September 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas. Date: April 3, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Fine Air Flight 101 Crashes After…
A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33. Date: September 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Qayen Earthquake Kills…