Daïat Labguer Massacre Kills 50 in Algeria, June 16, 1997
Date: June 16, 1997
Date: June 16, 1997
Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format. Date: May 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This…
The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000). Date: June 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Sky Tower Opens in Auckland, Southern Hemisphere’s…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-94, a re-flight of the prematurely-ended STS-83 mission with the same crew. Date: July 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Bank of England Gains…
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…
The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader. Date: March 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Communications Decency Act, First Amendment June…
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 1997Kabila Troops Enter Kinshasa, Zaire Renamed DRC May 17, 1997Thalit Massacre…