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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 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 June 1997: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1997?


Events

  • 01 Jun 1997 1st New York Women Film Festival opens
  • 02 Jun 1997 Liberals beat Conservatives in France
  • 06 Jun 1997 In Lacey Township, New Jersey, high school senior Melissa Drexler kills her newborn baby in a toilet.
  • 07 Jun 1997 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8
  • 08 Jun 1997 Young Man From Atlanta closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 85 performances
  • 09 Jun 1997 Detroit Tigers bat out of order against Oakland Athletics in 1st inning
  • 10 Jun 1997 Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China), Successful
  • 11 Jun 1997 In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons votes for a total ban on handguns.
  • 12 Jun 1997 1st ever baseball inter-league game SF Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3
  • 13 Jun 1997 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2
  • 15 Jun 1997 Little Foxes, closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 56 performances
  • 16 Jun 1997 31st Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and LeAnn Rimes
  • 17 Jun 1997 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000
  • 19 Jun 1997 Forever Tango!, opens at Walter Kerr Theater, New York City
  • 20 Jun 1997 Negotiators announce agreement in principle with tobacco industry
  • 21 Jun 1997 Defending the Caveman, closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 671 performances
  • 22 Jun 1997 Nationwide Senior Golf Championship
  • 23 Jun 1997 Dow Jones drops 192.25 pts
  • 24 Jun 1997 4-1, Mark McGwire his a 538 foot HR
  • 25 Jun 1997 Galileo, 2nd Callisto Flyby
  • 26 Jun 1997 Galileo, Ganymede Observations
  • 27 Jun 1997 Walt Disney Feature Animation's thirty-fifth animated feature Hercules is released.
  • 28 Jun 1997 Master Class, closes at Golden Theater NYC after 601 performances
  • 29 Jun 1997 American Daughter closes at Cort Theater NYC after 88 performances
  • 30 Jun 1997 Leap Second to synchronize atomic clocks
  • 02 Jun 1997 In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.
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Music charts

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

  1. - MMMbop
  2. - I'll Be Missing You
  3. - Hypnotizeyoutube
  4. - Return Of The Mack
  5. - Say You'll Be There

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Lovefool
  2. - Mmm Bop
  3. - You're Not Alone
  4. - I Wanna Be The Only One
  5. - I Believe I Can Fly

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1997?

Locked In The Cabinet by Robert B. Reich

Locked In The Cabinet

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Locked In the Cabinet gives a unique view of how things work and sometimes don't at the highest levels. It is also a personal account of the man who wrote it.

The Gospel According To The Son by Norman Mailer

The Gospel According To The Son

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Norman Mailer combined fact and fiction to create unforgettable portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Gary Gilmore and Lee Harvey Oswald.

Brain Droppings by George Carlin

Brain Droppings

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George Carlin is more famous than ever with hundreds of sold out concerts every year, 20 albums, two Grammys and two Cable ACE Awards.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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In the early morning hours of May 2, 1981, shots rang out from Savannah's grandest mansion. Is it murder? Or self-defense? The shooting and its aftermath were heard throughout the hauntingly beautiful city of shaded squares and moss-hung oaks for …

The Partner by John Grisham

The Partner

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROAs a young, popular partner in a thriving Mississippi legal firm, he was well-liked and well-paid. Patrick Lanigan then stole ninety million from his own law firm and fled for his life.