Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Adopted, September 18, 1997

After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo. Date: October 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Pai Hsiao-yen Kidnapped on Way to School, April 14,…

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Date: February 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Tiger Woods Becomes Youngest Masters Winner April 13, 1997Space Shuttle Atlantis…

China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people. Date: May 8, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Discovery Launches on STS-85, August 7, 1997US Acknowledges…

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 → 📅 Other events on June…

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74. Date: October 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov in Chess Rematch, May 11, 1997Sky Tower Opens…