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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1997.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1997: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1997?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Davenport IA on KORB 93.5 FM
  • 02 Dec 1997 MCI Center opens in Washington DC, as Washington Wizards play the Seattle SuperSonics.
  • 03 Dec 1997 1776, opens at Gershwin Theater, New York City
  • 04 Dec 1997 Diary of Anne Frank, opens at Music Box Theater, New York City
  • 05 Dec 1997 STS 87 (Columbia 24) lands
  • 07 Dec 1997 Amy Fruhwirth and Clarence Rose win LPGA J C Penney Classic.
  • 08 Dec 1997 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes and Spice Girls win.
  • 09 Dec 1997 The Pokémon Trading Card Game is blessed by the Vatican for its love-thy-neighbor notion of quotintense friendship,quot for being quotfull of inventive imagination,quot and its lack of quotharmful moral side effects.quot
  • 10 Dec 1997 The capital of Kazakhstan is moved from Almaty to Astana.
  • 11 Dec 1997 Sunshine Boys, opens at Lyceum Theater, New York City
  • 12 Dec 1997 TWA 800 hearings end
  • 13 Dec 1997 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB).
  • 14 Dec 1997 View From the Bridge, opens at Criterion Theater, New York City
  • 15 Dec 1997 The Treaty of Bangkok is signed allowing the transformation of Southeast Asia into a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.
  • 16 Dec 1997 President Clinton names his Labrador retriever, Buddy
  • 17 Dec 1997 The United Kingdom commences its Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, which extends the state's gun ban to include all handguns--with the exception of antique and show weapons.
  • 18 Dec 1997 HTML 4.0 is published by the World Wide Web Consortium.
  • 19 Dec 1997 MTV drops video Smack My Bitch Up by Prodigy
  • 21 Dec 1997 Lexus Senior Golf Challenge
  • 22 Dec 1997 Hunter Tylo awarded $4 million in Melrose Place breach of contract
  • 23 Dec 1997 Woody Allen, 62 weds Soon-Yi Previn 27, adopted Daughter of Mia Farrow
  • 24 Dec 1997 The Sid El-Antri massacre (or Sidi Lamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people.
  • 25 Dec 1997 Jerry Seinfeld says this is the final season of his TV show
  • 26 Dec 1997 The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore.
  • 27 Dec 1997 54-car pileup on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, due to dense fog. One death, 30 injuries.
  • 28 Dec 1997 Sting beats Hollywood Hogan for WCW Championship.
  • 29 Dec 1997 Orville Lynn Majors, 36, arrested for many deaths under his care
  • 30 Dec 1997 The Toyota Prius, the first hybrid vehicle to go into full production, is unveiled in Japan on October 24, and goes on sale in Japan on December 9. It comes to U.S. showrooms on July 11, 2000.
  • 31 Dec 1997 Intel cuts price of Pentium II-233 MHz from $401 to $268

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1997?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Candle In The Wind 1997
  2. - Something About The Way You Look Tonight
  3. - You Make Me Wanna..
  4. - How Do I Live
  5. - My Body

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!
  2. - Perfect Day
  3. - Barbie Girl
  4. - Together Again
  5. - Never Ever

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Roberto Benigni

Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano

Country: United States of America

Stella Street

Stella Street

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Peter Richardson

Open Your Eyes

Open Your Eyes

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar

Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez

Country: United States of America

Robot Wars

Robot Wars

Release year: 1997

Directed by: William L. Stewart

The Education of Little Tree

The Education of Little Tree

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Richard Friedenberg

Starring: James Cromwell, Joseph Ashton, Tantoo Cardinal, Mika Boorem

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1997?
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The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger

The Perfect Storm

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This bestselling book became the blockbuster movie starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Three weather systems collided off Nova Scotia's coast in October 1991 to produce a storm of singular fury that swept waves over one hundred feet.

Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Wait Till Next Year

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The award-winning author of The Bully Pulpit and Team of Rivals, Wait Till Next year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir about growing up in love and her family.

The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God Of Small Things

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Arundhati's debut novel has been compared favorably with Dickens and Faulkner. It is a modern classic that has been loved and read by millions.

Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry

Comanche Moon

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This novel is the final volume in an epic four-volume series that began with Larry McMurty’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Lonesome Dove. It's a capstone to a long tradition of storytelling.

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

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This is the story of a literary sensation and a runaway bestseller.