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Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6); Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2); Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
Elton John (pictured) topped the Year-End chart with his double-sided single, "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight", which was at the top of the Hot 100 for 14 weeks.
May 25, 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park: $72,132,785: The Lost World: Jurassic Park had the widest release of all-time opening in 3,565 theaters and broke Batman Forever's records ($52.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in the summer, for a PG-13 rated film, and of all time.
The 1997 NBA draft took place on June 25, 1997, at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto Raptors they were not allowed to select first in this draft.
The June 25 Lucky for Life winning numbers were 15-20-23-33-45, with a Lucky Ball number of 5. Nobody matched all five to win $1,000 a day for life (with Lucky Ball) or $25,000 a year for life.
June 8 – A United States Coast Guard helicopter crashes near Humboldt Bay, California; all four crew members perish. June 12 – The United States Department of the Treasury unveils a new $50 bill, meant to be more difficult to counterfeit. June 13 – A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Jayson Tatum scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 118-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday. Tatum just missed getting a triple-double for ...
June 13 – A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. June 16 – About 50 people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria. June 21 – The Women's National Basketball Association plays its first game at The Great Western Forum in Los Angeles. [15] June 25