What Happened in Mar 1997

MST3K Ep. 805 - "The Thing That Couldn't Die"

The 400-year-old severed head of a devil-worshiper hypnotizes several people at a ranch in order to be reunited with his body. Episodes 805-807... Read more

Operation Silver Wake

Operation Silver Wake was a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) led by the United States to evacuate American citizens, noncombatants and... Read more

U2 releases ninth studio album, "Pop"

Pop is the ninth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in March 1997. It is notable for combining elements of popular techno, dance, and... Read more

MST3K Ep. 806 - "The Undead"

A hypnotist and "psychical researcher" sends a prostitute back to the 15th century to live a previous life as a woman falsely accused of... Read more

The Notorious B.I.G. Dies

Wallace traveled to California in February 1997 to promote his upcoming album and record a music video for its lead single, "Hypnotize". On March... Read more

Biggie Smalls killed in Los Angeles

Wallace traveled to California in February 1997 to promote his upcoming album and record a music video for its lead single, "Hypnotize". On March... Read more

"The English Patient" - Season 8 Episode 17 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The English Patient" is the 151st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 17th episode for the 8th season and aired on March 13,... Read more

Lights Over Phoenix

In 1997, during my second term as governor of Arizona, I saw something that defied logic and challenged my reality. I witnessed a massive... Read more

MST3K Ep. 807 - "Terror from the Year 5000"

A time machine brings back a woman (Salome Jens) from 5200 A.D. who wants to take males to the future. She uses hypnosis to get her way. Outdoor... Read more

Helmet release Aftertaste

Aftertaste is the fourth album by Helmet, released in 1997 on Interscope. This proved to be Helmet's final album with original members John Stanier... Read more

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves is released

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves is a 1997 direct-to-video sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. It is the last film in the... Read more

Aerosmith releases Nine Lives

Nine Lives is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1997. The album was produced by Aerosmith and Kevin... Read more

WrestleMania 13

WrestleMania 13 was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).... Read more

69th Academy Awards

The 69th Academy Awards were dominated by movies produced by independent studios, financed outside of mainstream Hollywood, leading to 1997 being... Read more

Forbidden releases Green

Green (1997) is the fourth album by Forbidden. The CD has actually 14 tracks, tracks 11-13 being blank tracks, while track 14 has a hidden track... Read more

Queensrÿche release Hear in the Now Frontier

Hear in the Now Frontier is the sixth studio album by progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released in 1997. It was partly recorded at Studio Litho... Read more

Vladimir Putin Appointed Deputy Chief of Presidential Staff

On 26 March 1997, President Boris Yeltsin appointed Putin deputy chief of Presidential Staff, which he remained until May 1998, and chief of the... Read more

Arizona Beats Kentucky in Final Four

The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more