remember when 1997

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Braxton• “I Believe I Can Fly,” R. Kelly• “How Do I Live,” LeAnn Rimes• “Semi-Charmed Life,” Third Eye

Blind• “Hypnotize,” Notorious B.I.G.• “Quit Playing Games,” Backstreet

Boys

BORN THIS YEAR: Chloe Grace Moretz, actress.Above left: Roc Royal, singer;

Olivia Holt, actress; Jake Short, actor;  Bella Thorne, actress.

TV shows• Buffy the Vampire Slayer• South Park• Stargate SG-1• Oz• Ally McBeal• King of the Hill• Just Shoot Me!• Dharma & Greg• The Practice• La Femme Nikita

Music• “Candle in the

Wind,” Elton John

• “I’ll Be Missing You,” Puff Daddy

and Faith Evans• “Un-Break

My Heart,” Toni

• Income per year .... $37,006• Minimum wage ........... $5.15• New house ......... $176,200• Monthly rent ................. $576• New car ................. $16,900• Gallon of gas ............... $1.22• Dozen eggs ................. $1.17• Gallon of milk ............... $3.22• Loaf of bread ............... $1.17• First-class stamp ........... 32¢• Movie ticket ................. $4.50

AVERAGE COSTOF LIVING   

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1997 Chevrolet Corvette

1997 Ferrari F50

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William J. Clinton42nd President of the U.S.

Served from Jan. 20, 1993 – Jan. 20, 2001

World events• Hong Kong re-

turned to Chinese rule from UK rule

• Israelis pull out of Hebron on West Bank

• Diana, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car crash in Paris

• Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of UK

• Mother Teresa dies in Calcutta, India

• El Nino forms in the oceans between Aus-tralia causing unstable weather conditions including hurricanes and drought

• Stock markets around the world crash because of a global economic crisis scare and in response to a 554.26 point free fall. NYSE officials invoked the “circuit break-

• A civil jury panel finds O.J. Simp-son guilty

• Tiger Woods, 21, becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters

• Steve Jobs returns to run Apple

Technology• Scotland scientists clone an adult

sheep name Dolly• The comet Hale-Bopp

has its closest approach to earth

• Mars Pathfinder lands on the surface of Mars

• Alaska sees more ground ice breaking off due to the greenhouse effect

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Popular culture• The Simpsons becomes the

longest-running prime-time animated series

• Notorious B.I.G. shot and killed in drive-by shooting

Movies• Titanic• The Lost World: Jurrasic Park• Men in Black

• Tomorrow Never Dies

• Air Force One• As Good As It

Gets• Liar, Liar

Al Gore45th Vice President of the U.S.Served from Jan. 20, 1993 – Jan. 20, 2001

“You have to make a conscious decision to change for your own well-being and that of your family and your country.” — Bill Clinton

er” rule to put a halt to trading.

• Hong Kong kills all the chickens within its territory to stop the spread of the Avian Flu

U.S. news• Madeline Albright be-

comes the first female U.S. Secretary of State

• Microsoft becomes the world’s most valuable com-pany valued at $261 billion

• Heaven’s Gate cult com-mits mass suicide in Califor-nia

• The Dow closes above 7,000 for the first time

• Mike Tyson bikes Evander Holyfield’s ear during a boxing match

• Woolworths closes its stores after more than 100 years of trading

Princess Diana

1997 Lamborghini Diablo