Date: July 10, 1997
Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha. Date: January 12, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on…
The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. Date: March 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister. Date: May 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Yasser Arafat Returns to Hebron for West Bank Handover,…
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 1997Kurkse Tragedy: 14 Estonian Soldiers Die…
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted. Date: September 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 Crashes Near Medan, 234 Killed – September 26, 1997U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Communications…
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…