Titanic Premieres at Tokyo Festival, Launching Global Blockbuster Career – November 1, 1997

Dennō Senshi Porygon: Over 600 kids in Japan suffer photosensitive epileptic seizures after watching an episode of the Pokémon anime. Date: December 16, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Comet Hale-Bopp at Perihelion Seen…

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…

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…

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 1997Tara Lipinski Becomes Youngest Women’s World Figure Skating Champion, March 22, 1997US Acknowledges…

The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland. Date: July 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Date: July 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…