WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO JULY 1997
Find out what all happened May to July 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)

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

The unusual tornado outbreak in Jarrell, Texas. (27. May 1997)

Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members. (10. June 1997)

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

Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. (17. May 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)

Uphaar cinema fire, in New Delhi, India, killed 59 people, and over 100 people injured. (13. June 1997)

The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. (30. June 1997)

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

In London scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. (10. July 1997)

Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. (10. July 1997)

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

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

A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koromah. (25. May 1997)

In Denver, Colorado, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was executed four years later. (2. June 1997)

NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. (4. July 1997)

A 7.3 Mw earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province, killing 1,567, injuring over 2,300, leaving 50,000 homeless, and damaging or destroying over 15,000 homes. (10. May 1997)