January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
September 6 » Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.
Day of death February 17, 1997
The temperature on February 17, 1997 was between 3.0 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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March 9 » 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.
April 22 » Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria where 93 villagers are killed.
June 16 » Fifty people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria.
June 30 » The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.
August 7 » Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.
October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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