In March, 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult commit mass suicide in California, believing they would depart on a spacecraft trailing the Hale-Bopp comet.
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1997 Legacy: Pathfinder Lands on Mars
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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy wins the Booker Prize and dominates US best-seller lists.read more »
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The Toyota Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid, goes on sale in Japan (US arrival soon follows).read more »
1997 Classic: Politics
Madeleine Albright is sworn in as the first female U.S. Secretary of State.read more »