was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.
Events
January
January 17 – A Delta II rocket carrying a military GPS payload explodes, shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral.
January 18 – In northwest Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill six Spanish aid workers, three soldiers, and seriously wound another.
January 19 – Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years, and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
January 20 – Bill Clinton is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.
January 22 – Madeleine Albright becomes the first female Secretary of State, after confirmation by the United States Senate.
On their way to Lebanon, two Israeli troop - transport helicopters collide, killing 73.
After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milošević recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections.
February 10 – Sandline affair : Australian newspapers publish stories that the government of Papua New Guinea has brought mercenaries onto Bougainville Island.
February 13 – STS-82: Tune-up and repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope is started by astronauts from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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