U.S. President Bill Clinton is inaugurated for his second term. (January 20)
Madeleine Albright becomes the first female Secretary of State, after confirmation by the United States Senate. (January 22)
The Green Bay Packers defeated the New England Patriots 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI. Desmond Howard was the MVP. (January 26)
Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter Reynolds investment banks announce a $10 billion merger. (February 5)
The United States Army suspends Gene C. McKinney, Sergeant Major of the Army, its top-ranking enlisted soldier, after hearing allegations of sexual misconduct. (February 10)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 7,000 for the first time, gaining 60.81 to 7,022.44. (February 13)
The North Hollywood shootout takes place between 2 heavily armed bank robbers and Los Angeles Police Department officers. (February 28)
U.S. President Bill Clinton bars federal funding for any research on human cloning. (March 4)
Tara Lipinski, 14, becomes the youngest women's world figure skating champion. (March 22)
In San Diego, California, 39 Heaven's Gate cultists commit mass suicide at their compound. (March 29)
Houston, Texas socialite Doris Angleton is murdered in her River Oaks home. Despite being found innocent of the crime by a Texas jury, her husband, Roger Angleton, later admits to the crime in his suicide note. (April 16)
Andrew Cunanan murders Jeffrey Trail, beginning a murder spree that lasts until July and ends with the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace. (April 27)
Tony Blair is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Elizabeth II. (May 2)
U.S. President Bill Clinton issues a formal apology to the surviving victims of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male and their families. (May 16)
Kelly Flinn, the U.S. Air Force's first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepts a general discharge in order to avoid a court martial. (May 22)
Strom Thurmond becomes the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Senate (41 years and 10 months). As a result of no term limits for U.S. senators, Thurmond was able to serve as a senator for forty-eight years before retiring in January 2003 at the age of 100. (May 25)
Iraqi military escorts on board an UNSCOM helicopter try to physically prevent the UNSCOM pilot from flying the helicopter in the direction of its planned destination, threatening the safety of the aircraft and their crews. (June 1)
In Denver, Colorado, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. (June 2)
The Detroit Red Wings win their first Stanley Cup championship in 42 years, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 0. Red Wings goaltender Mike Vernon is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. (June 7)
In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons votes for a total ban on handguns. (June 11)
The United States Department of the Treasury unveils a new $50 bill, meant to be more difficult to counterfeit. (June 12)
Bloomsbury Publishing published JK Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the first novel in the Harry Potter series. (June 30)
NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. (July 4)
In London, scientists report their DNA analysis findings from a Neanderthal skeleton, which support the out of Africa theory of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. (July 10)
Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace to death outside Versace's Miami, Florida residence. (July 15)
The F.W. Woolworth Company closes after 117 years in business. (July 17)
Australian ski instructor Stuart Diver is rescued as the sole survivor from the Thredbo landslide in New South Wales, in which 18 die. (August 2)
185,000 Teamsters Union United Parcel Service drivers walk off the job. (August 4)
Diana, Princess of Wales, is taken to hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 04:00 a.m (August 31)
Mother Theresa of Calcutta dies of heart failure in Kolkata, India. (September 5)
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place at Westminster Abbey, watched by over 2 billion people worldwide. (September 6)
Iraq disarmament crisis: While waiting for access to a site, UNSCOM inspectors witness and videotape Iraqi guards moving files, burning documents, and dumping waste cans into a nearby river. (September 17)
The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history ($17.3 million, mostly in small bills) occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Wells Fargo. An FBI investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the stolen cash. (October 4)
NASA launches the Cassini-Huygens probe to Saturn. (October 15)
The first color photograph appears on the front page of the New York Times. (October 16)
The Florida Marlins defeat the Cleveland Indians for their first ever world championship. (October 26)
Stock markets around the world crash because of a global economic crisis scare. The Dow Jones Industrial Average follows suit and plummets 554.26, or 7.18%, to 7,161.15. The points loss exceeds the loss from Black Monday. Officials at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time invoke the "circuit breaker" rule to stop trading. (October 27)
Iraq says it will begin shooting down Lockheed U-2 surveillance planes being used by UNSCOM inspectors. (October 29)
In Newton, Massachusetts, British au pair Louise Woodward is found guilty of the baby-shaking death of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen. (October 31)
Telecom companies WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a US$37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom (the largest merger in U.S. history). (November 10)
In Des Moines, Iowa, Bobbi McCaughey gives birth to septuplets in the second known case where all 7 babies are born alive, and the first in which all survive infancy. (November 19)
"Dennō Senshi Porygon", an episode of the Pokémon TV series, is aired in Japan, inducing seizures in hundreds of Japanese children. (December 16)
Chris Farley, American actor and comedian dies of cardiac arrest in his Chicago apartment due to drug overdose. He was 33. (December 18)
James Cameron's Titanic, the highest-grossing film of all time, premiers in the US. (December 19)
The Toyota Prius, the first hybrid vehicle to go into full production, is unveiled in Japan and goes on sale. It comes to U.S. showrooms in July 2000. (December 20)
World population: 5.840 billion (December 31)
Grammy Award: Record of the Year:"Sunny Came Home," Shawn Colvin
Grammy Award: Album of the Year: Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan (Columbia Records)
Grammy Award: Song of the Year:"Sunny Came Home," Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal, songwriters
Academy Award: Best Picture:Titanic, James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers (Paramount and 20th Century Fox)
01. Sex & Candy by Marcy Playground
02. Everlong by Foo Fighters
03. Tall Boy by Widespread Panic
04. The Old Apartment by Barenaked Ladies
05. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) by Green Day
06. If I Could Talk I'd Tell You by The Lemonheads
07. Resignation Superman by Big Head Todd & The Monsters
08. Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
09. Not Dark Yet by Bob Dylan
10. A Hundred And Ten In The Shade by John Fogerty
1997 Set List - 97.02
11. Fly by Sugar Ray
12. The Impression That I Get by Mighty Mighty Bosstones
13. Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai
14. Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
15. All For You by Sister Hazel
16. Aunt Avis by Widespread Panic
17. One Week by The Barenaked Ladies
18. Hitchin' A Ride by Green Day
19. Better Days by Citizen King
20. Bitch by Meredith Brooks
21. My Little Corner Of The World by Yo La Tengo
1997 Set List - 97.03
22. Radio Child by Widespread Panic
23. Superman's Dead by Our Lady Peace
24. Wicked Game by HIM
25. Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
26. Don't Speak by No Doubt
27. Real World by Matchbox Twenty
28. Brick by Ben Folds Five
29. This Charming Man by Death Cab For Cutie
30. Demons by Guster
31. Dreams by The Corrs
1997 Set List - 97.04
32. Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
33. Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
34. Walking On The Sun by Smash Mouth
35. Precious Declaration by Collective Soul
36. Hope In A Hopeless World by Widespread Panic
37. (Always Be My) Sunshine by Jay-Z
38. Just The Two Of Us by Will Smith
39. On & On by Erykah Badu
40. Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden
41. Barbie Girl by Aqua
1997 Set List - 97.05
42. I Do by Lisa Loeb
43. Jumper by Third Eye Blind
44. Eye by Smashing Pumpkins
45. Paranoid Android by Radiohead
46. Everything To Everyone by Everclear
47. My Own Summer (Shove It) by The Deftones
48. Elegantly Wasted by INXS
49. Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo
50. No Surprises by Radiohead
1997 Set List - 97.06
51. Karma Police by Radiohead
52. Mike's Song by Phish
53. Sun Hits The Sky by Supergrass
54. Parsec by Stereolab
55. Riding To Work In The Year 2025 by The Flaming Lips
56. Exit Music (For A Film) by Radiohead
Critically Acclaimed in 1997: Mark Wahlberg & Heather Graham in 'Boogie Nights'
1997: Video for "The Impression That I Get"
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Jivewired's Top Ten Movies Of 1997
01. Grosse Point Blank
02. Boogie Nights
03. Good Will Hunting
04. L.A. Confidential
05. As Good As It Gets
06. I Know What You Did Last Summer
07. The Fifth Element
08. Men In Black
09. Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery
10. Titanic
Jivewired's Top Ten Albums Of 1997
01. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind 02. Radiohead - OK Computer 03. Widespread Panic - Bombs & Butterflies 04. Foo Fighters - The Colour & The Shape 05. The Verve - Urban Hymns 06. Erykah Badu - Baduizm 07. Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One 08. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole 09. Whiskeytown - Stranger's Almanac 10. The Flaming Lips - Zaireeka
91X - XTRA 91.1 FM San Diego Top Ten Songs of 1997
01. Walkin' On The Sun - Smash Mouth
02. Fly - Sugar Ray
03. Sex & Candy - Marcy Playground
04. Dammit - Blink-182
05. Doin' Time - Sublime
06. Everlong - Foo Fighters
07. Song 2 - Blur
08. Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
09. The Impression That I Get - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
10. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
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