China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 Crash Kills 35, May 8, 1997
Date: May 8, 1997
Date: May 8, 1997
After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom. Date: September 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Kabila Troops Enter Kinshasa, Zaire Renamed DRC May 17, 19971997…
Miguel รngel 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 โ ๐ Other events on July 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
Troops of Laurent-Dรฉsirรฉ Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: May 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Denis Sassou Nguesso Proclaims Himself President of Republic of…
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 1997Northern Iran Earthquake Kills 1,100 February…
The Kyoto Protocol, an agreement committing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, opens for signature. Date: December 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1997 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Egon Krenz Convicted Over Berlin Wall Shoot-to-Kill Policy, August 25,…
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…