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October 26 – 1997 World Series: The Florida Marlins defeat the Cleveland Indians. October 27 – Stock markets around the world crash due to 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.
March 27 is the 86th day of the year ... the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes ... 1997 – Lane Dwinell ...
Events from the year 1997 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Tony Blair; the handover of Hong Kong, the largest remaining British colony, to China; and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales .
1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.
On September 6, 1997, 2.5 billion people tuned in for the televised airing of Princess Diana's funeral. The ceremony was held at Westminster Abbey. Lord Spencer, Diana's brother, spoke in his ...
1994 — Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones accuses President Clinton of sexual harassment. 1994 — The United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, which is won by Brazil. 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation results in the ...
May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 218 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
April 29 is the 119th day of ... the first budget in British history with the expressed ... 1907 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 1997 ...