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1997 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.
October 26 – 1997 World Series: The Florida Marlins defeat the Cleveland Indians. October 27 – Stock markets around the world crash due to a global economic crisis scare. The Dow Jones Industrial Average follows suit and plummets 554.26, or 7.18%, to 7,161.15. The points loss exceeds the loss from Black Monday.
2010. 31 January – The final 03:00 edition of World News Today airs as five editions are replaced on BBC World News are replaced.; 2011. No events. 2012. 25 October – Following the completion of digital switchover in the UK, the BBC News Channel is available to all UK households for the first time, almost fifteen years after the channel first launched.
4 February – Moors Murderer Myra Hindley is informed by Home Secretary Michael Howard that she will never be released from prison. Hindley, who has now been in prison for more than 30 years, was issued with a whole life tariff in 1990 by the then Home Secretary David Waddington but not informed of the ruling until just over two years ago.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. American television news program ABC World News Tonight Current version of logo, used since August 9, 2021 Also known as News and Views (1948–1951) After The Deadlines (1951–1952) All-Star News (1952–1953) John Daly and the News (1953–1960) ABC Evening Report (1960–1962) Ron ...
February 22 – In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned and was born in July 1996. [1]March 4 – United States President Bill Clinton bars federal funding for any research on human cloning.
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