Staggering Moments In History That Happened Twenty Years Ago

Kenneth Coo Published 06/20/2017 in wow

Can you believe 1997 was 20 years ago?

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January 20 – Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.
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March 4 – U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federal funding for any research on human cloning.
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March 31 – The popular children's television show Teletubbies debuts on BBC 2.
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April 3 – Pokémon, a popular animated television series based on the video game franchise of the same name, premieres on TV Tokyo.
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April 15 – English actress Maisie "Arya Stark" Williams is born in Bristol, England.
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May 2 – The Labour Party of the United Kingdom returns to power for the first time in 18 years, with Tony Blair becoming Prime Minister, in a landslide majority in the 1997 general election.
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May 11 – IBM's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, the first time a computer beats a chess World champion in a match.
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June 7 – A computer user known as "_eci" publishes his Microsoft C source code on a Windows 95 and Windows NT exploit, which later becomes WinNuke. The source code gets wide distribution across the internet, and Microsoft is forced to release a security patch.
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June 26 – Bloomsbury Publishing publishes J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in London.
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July 1 – The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
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July 4 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
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August 6 – Microsoft buys a $150 million share of financially troubled Apple Computer.
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August 31 – Princess Diana is taken to a hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 3:00 am.
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September 5 – Mother Teresa, Indian nun, missionary, and saint passes away at the age of 87.
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September 5 – The International Olympic Committee picks Athens, Greece, to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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December 19 – James Cameron's Titanic, the then highest-grossing film of all time, premieres in the U.S.
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December 29 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

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January 20 – Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.
2.
March 4 – U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federal funding for any research on human cloning.
3.
March 31 – The popular children's television show Teletubbies debuts on BBC 2.
4.
April 3 – Pokémon, a popular animated television series based on the video game franchise of the same name, premieres on TV Tokyo.
5.
April 15 – English actress Maisie "Arya Stark" Williams is born in Bristol, England.
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May 2 – The Labour Party of the United Kingdom returns to power for the first time in 18 years, with Tony Blair becoming Prime Minister, in a landslide majority in the 1997 general election.
7.
May 11 – IBM's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, the first time a computer beats a chess World champion in a match.
8.
June 7 – A computer user known as "_eci" publishes his Microsoft C source code on a Windows 95 and Windows NT exploit, which later becomes WinNuke. The source code gets wide distribution across the internet, and Microsoft is forced to release a security patch.
9.
June 26 – Bloomsbury Publishing publishes J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in London.
10.
July 1 – The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
11.
July 4 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
12.
August 6 – Microsoft buys a $150 million share of financially troubled Apple Computer.
13.
August 31 – Princess Diana is taken to a hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 3:00 am.
14.
September 5 – Mother Teresa, Indian nun, missionary, and saint passes away at the age of 87.
15.
September 5 – The International Olympic Committee picks Athens, Greece, to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
16.
December 19 – James Cameron's Titanic, the then highest-grossing film of all time, premieres in the U.S.
17.
December 29 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

January 20 – Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.

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Staggering Moments In History That Happened Twenty Years Ago

1.
January 20 – Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.

2.
March 4 – U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federal funding for any research on human cloning.

3.
March 31 – The popular children's television show Teletubbies debuts on BBC 2.

4.
April 3 – Pokémon, a popular animated television series based on the video game franchise of the same name, premieres on TV Tokyo.

5.
April 15 – English actress Maisie "Arya Stark" Williams is born in Bristol, England.

6.
May 2 – The Labour Party of the United Kingdom returns to power for the first time in 18 years, with Tony Blair becoming Prime Minister, in a landslide majority in the 1997 general election.

7.
May 11 – IBM's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, the first time a computer beats a chess World champion in a match.

8.
June 7 – A computer user known as "_eci" publishes his Microsoft C source code on a Windows 95 and Windows NT exploit, which later becomes WinNuke. The source code gets wide distribution across the internet, and Microsoft is forced to release a security patch.

9.
June 26 – Bloomsbury Publishing publishes J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in London.

10.
July 1 – The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.

11.
July 4 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.

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August 6 – Microsoft buys a $150 million share of financially troubled Apple Computer.

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August 31 – Princess Diana is taken to a hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 3:00 am.

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September 5 – Mother Teresa, Indian nun, missionary, and saint passes away at the age of 87.

15.
September 5 – The International Olympic Committee picks Athens, Greece, to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

16.
December 19 – James Cameron's Titanic, the then highest-grossing film of all time, premieres in the U.S.

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December 29 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

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1. January 20 – Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.

2. March 4 – U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federal funding for any research on human cloning.

3. March 31 – The popular children's television show Teletubbies debuts on BBC 2.

4. April 3 – Pokémon, a popular animated television series based on the video game franchise of the same name, premieres on TV Tokyo.

5. April 15 – English actress Maisie "Arya Stark" Williams is born in Bristol, England.

6. May 2 – The Labour Party of the United Kingdom returns to power for the first time in 18 years, with Tony Blair becoming Prime Minister, in a landslide majority in the 1997 general election.

7. May 11 – IBM's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, the first time a computer beats a chess World champion in a match.

8. June 7 – A computer user known as "_eci" publishes his Microsoft C source code on a Windows 95 and Windows NT exploit, which later becomes WinNuke. The source code gets wide distribution across the internet, and Microsoft is forced to release a security patch.

9. June 26 – Bloomsbury Publishing publishes J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in London.

10. July 1 – The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.

11. July 4 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.

12. August 6 – Microsoft buys a $150 million share of financially troubled Apple Computer.

13. August 31 – Princess Diana is taken to a hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 3:00 am.

14. September 5 – Mother Teresa, Indian nun, missionary, and saint passes away at the age of 87.

15. September 5 – The International Olympic Committee picks Athens, Greece, to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

16. December 19 – James Cameron's Titanic, the then highest-grossing film of all time, premieres in the U.S.

17. December 29 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

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January 20 – Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.

2.
March 4 – U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federal funding for any research on human cloning.

3.
March 31 – The popular children's television show Teletubbies debuts on BBC 2.

4.
April 3 – Pokémon, a popular animated television series based on the video game franchise of the same name, premieres on TV Tokyo.

5.
April 15 – English actress Maisie "Arya Stark" Williams is born in Bristol, England.

6.
May 2 – The Labour Party of the United Kingdom returns to power for the first time in 18 years, with Tony Blair becoming Prime Minister, in a landslide majority in the 1997 general election.

7.
May 11 – IBM's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, the first time a computer beats a chess World champion in a match.

8.
June 7 – A computer user known as "_eci" publishes his Microsoft C source code on a Windows 95 and Windows NT exploit, which later becomes WinNuke. The source code gets wide distribution across the internet, and Microsoft is forced to release a security patch.

9.
June 26 – Bloomsbury Publishing publishes J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in London.

10.
July 1 – The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.

11.
July 4 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.

12.
August 6 – Microsoft buys a $150 million share of financially troubled Apple Computer.

13.
August 31 – Princess Diana is taken to a hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 3:00 am.

14.
September 5 – Mother Teresa, Indian nun, missionary, and saint passes away at the age of 87.

15.
September 5 – The International Olympic Committee picks Athens, Greece, to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

16.
December 19 – James Cameron's Titanic, the then highest-grossing film of all time, premieres in the U.S.

17.
December 29 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.