1997

Cloning of an adult mammal ("Dolly" the sheep)
Boris Yeltsin signs Chechnya peace treaty
Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule
Agreement leads to Palestinian control of Hebron
Rebel forces in Zaire overthrow the regime of President Mobutu
US space shuttle docks with Russian space station MIR
Comet Hale-Bopp is closest to earth
Song - "Candle in the Wind"
Broadway - ""Lion King", "Titanic"
Films - "Titanic", "Hercules", "Amistad", L.A. Confidential", "Good Will Hunting", "Contact"
Mother Theresa, Deng Xiaopeng, Willem de Kooning, Allen Ginsberg, Troy Ruttman, Jacques Cousteau, William J. Brennan, Charles Kuralt, James Stewart, Robert Mitchum, Roy Lichtenstein, Red Skelton, James Mitchener, Toshiro Mifume, Chris Farley, Stubby Kaye, Col. Tom Parker, and Princess Diana die