What Happened in 1997
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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WrestleMania 13
WrestleMania 13 was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).... Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MST3K Ep. 808 - "The She-Creature"
A carnival mesmerist uses hypnosis on a woman to summon the spirit of a murderous female sea creature for no adequately explored reason. Lance... Read more
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Allen Ginsberg Dies
Ginsberg won the National Book Award for his book The Fall of America. In 1993, the French Minister of Culture awarded him the medal of Chevalier... Read more
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"Have I Offended Someone?" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Have I Offended Someone? is a compilation album featuring music by Frank Zappa, and was posthumously released in 1997. As indicated by the title,... Read more
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Tiger Woods wins his first major at the 61st Masters Tournament
Tiger Woods won his first major championship and Masters Tournament by 12 strokes over Tom Kite. Woods broke the four-day tournament low record... Read more
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"The Nap" - Season 8 Episode 18 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Nap" is the 152nd episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode for the 8th season. It aired on April 10, 1997. Larry David... Read more
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Major League Baseball retires Jackie Robinson's number 42
Robinson's jersey number, 42, was retired by Major League Baseball; no future player on any major league team can wear it. The number was retired... Read more
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Jay-Z releases "Feelin' It" single
"Feelin' It" is the fourth and final single from rapper Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt. The song features a chorus sung by Mecca and a beat... Read more
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U2 releases "Staring at the Sun" single
"Staring at the Sun" is the second single from U2's 1997 album, Pop. It peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart, #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and #26... Read more
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El Duce dies
According to Max Wallace and Ian Halperin, Hoke showed up at his friend Drew Gallagher's home on April 17, 1997, asking where he could go to get a... Read more