WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO NOVEMBER 1997
Find out what all happened March to November 1997

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars. (11. September 1997)

Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country. (16. May 1997)

Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. (13. April 1997)

The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn. (15. October 1997)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (26. June 1997)

Twenty-five are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria. (27. November 1997)

After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom. (11. September 1997)

The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction. (3. March 1997)

The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland. (6. July 1997)

The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts. (19. May 1997)

Comet Hale-Bopp is seen passing over perihelion. (1. April 1997)

At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria. (29. August 1997)

Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev TU-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. (3. September 1997)

United States media magnate Ted Turner donates USD 1 billion to the United Nations. (18. September 1997)

Kelly Flinn, the US Air Force's first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepts a general discharge in order to avoid a court-martial. (22. May 1997)

The Comet Hale-Bopp has its closest approach to Earth. (22. March 1997)

The Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands that is one of the world's largest moving structures, is opened by Queen Beatrix. (10. May 1997)

Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. (12. November 1997)

The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans. (15. May 1997)

In Miami, Florida, serial killer Andrew Cunanan guns down Gianni Versace outside his home. (15. July 1997)