WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO AUGUST 1997
Find out what all happened March to August 1997

Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel. (23. July 1997)

Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides. (26. 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)

Holyfield–Tyson II – Mike Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear. (28. June 1997)

An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir. (25. June 1997)

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

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Paula Jones can pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he is in office. (27. May 1997)

The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. (6. May 1997)

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

A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people. (8. May 1997)

About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria. (27. July 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: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland. (19. July 1997)

The Red River Flood of 1997 overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings. (19. April 1997)

The Dairat Labguer massacre in Algeria; 50 people die. (16. June 1997)

Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London. (12. June 1997)

The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. (22. July 1997)

Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day. (9. 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)

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