Fine Air Flight 101 Crashes After Takeoff, Killing Five — August 7, 1997

In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre. Date: November 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Aerosvit Flight 241 Yak-42 Crash…

Korean Air Flight 801 crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam, killing 229 of the 254 people on board. Date: August 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 Crashes, 35 Killed,…

The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years. Date: July 20, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997NASA Launches Space Shuttle…

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 1997Heaven’s Gate Mass Suicides: 39 Bodies Found, March 26, 1997Deep Blue Defeats…

In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed. Date: December 30, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Pai Hsiao-yen Kidnapping and Murder in…

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 1997Heath High School Shooting in West Paducah Kills Three, Injures…