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1997 Historical Events
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Gas Price:
$1.29/gallon U.S. Energy Information Administration |
42nd President:
Bill Clinton Served from January 20, 1993 to January 20, 2001 (8 years) |
World Series Winner:
New York Yankees (AL) Defeated the Atlanta Braves (NL) with a record of 4-2 |
Super Bowl XXXI Winner:
Green Bay Packers Defeated the New England Patriots with a score of 35-21 |
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Time Magazine's
Person of the Year: Andrew Grove From Hungary/USA |
In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned (Feb. 22, 1977, and was born in July.
Entertainment
For 1997 movies, Titanic came out on top. It grossed over $600,788,188 to make it the most popular movie of 1997. Among 1997 TV shows, ER was the most popular for the year.
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Top Movies from 1997
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Top Songs from 1997
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Billboard Top Songs from 1997
All of the 1997 hits below topped the 1997 Billboard Top 100 charts. Can you remember the lyrics of any of these 1997 top songs?
| Rank | Artist | Song |
| 1. | Elton John | Candle In The Wind 1997 |
| 2. | Jewel | Foolish Games / You Were Meant For Me |
| 3. | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans | I'll Be Missing You |
| 4. | Toni Braxton | Un-Break My Heart |
| 5. | Puff Daddy | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down |
| 6. | R. Kelly | I Believe I Can Fly |
| 7. | En Vogue | Don't Let Go (Love) |
| 8. | Mark Morrison | Return Of The Mack |
| 9. | LeAnn Rimes | How Do I Live |
| 10. | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| 11. | Backstreet Boys | Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) |
| 12. | Hanson | MMMBop |
| 13. | Monica | For You I Will |
| 14. | Usher | You Make Me Wanna... |
| 15. | Meredith Brooks | Bitch |
| 16. | Keith Sweat | Nobody |
| 17. | Third Eye Blind | Semi-Charmed Life |
| 18. | Duncan Sheik | Barely Breathing |
| 19. | Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera | Hard To Say I'm Sorry |
| 20. | Notorious B.I.G. | Mo Money Mo Problems |
| 21. | Verve Pipe | The Freshmen |
| 22. | Savage Garden | I Want You |
| 23. | BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre | No Diggity |
| 24. | Rome | I Belong To You (Every Time I See Your Face) |
| 25. | Notorious B.I.G. | Hypnotize |
| 26. | Babyface | Every Time I Close My Eyes |
| 27. | Dru Hill | In My Bed |
| 28. | Spice Girls | Say You'll Be There |
| 29. | Robyn | Do You Know (What It Takes) |
| 30. | Boyz II Men | 4 Seasons Of Loneliness |
| 31. | Changing Faces | G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. |
| 32. | Mariah Carey | Honey |
| 33. | Whitney Houston | I Believe In You And Me |
| 34. | Freaknasty | Da' Dip |
| 35. | Spice Girls | 2 Become 1 |
| 36. | Sister Hazel | All For You |
| 37. | 112 | Cupid |
| 38. | Paula Cole | Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? |
| 39. | Shawn Colvin | Sunny Came Home |
| 40. | Tim McGraw and Faith Hill | It's Your Love |
| 41. | Gina G | Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit |
| 42. | Merril Bainbridge | Mouth |
| 43. | Allure feat. 112 | All Cried Out |
| 44. | New Edition | I'm Still In Love With You |
| 45. | 98 Degrees | Invisible Man |
| 46. | Lil' Kim | Not Tonight |
| 47. | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Look Into My Eyes |
| 48. | 702 | Get It Together |
| 49. | Celine Dion | All By Myself |
| 50. | Celine Dion | It's All Coming Back To Me Now |
| 51. | Somethin' For The People | My Love Is The Shhh! |
| 52. | No Mercy | Where Do You Go |
| 53. | Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams | I Finally Found Someone |
| 54. | Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z | I'll Be |
| 55. | Sheryl Crow | If It Makes You Happy |
| 56. | Dru Hill | Never Make A Promise |
| 57. | Journey | When You Love A Woman |
| 58. | Magoo And Timbaland | Up Jumps Da Boogie |
| 59. | Toni Braxton | I Don't Want To / I Love Me Some Him |
| 60. | Sheryl Crow | Everyday Is A Winding Road |
| 61. | Mc Lyte | Cold Rock A Party |
| 62. | Ginuwine | Pony |
| 63. | Sarah McLachlan | Building A Mystery |
| 64. | Donna Lewis | I Love You Always Forever |
| 65. | White Town | Your Woman |
| 66. | Coolio | C U When U Get There |
| 67. | Eric Clapton | Change The World |
| 68. | B-Rock and The Bizz | My Baby Daddy |
| 69. | Chumbawamba | Tubthumping |
| 70. | R. Kelly | Gotham City |
| 71. | Az Yet | Last Night |
| 72. | Various Artists | ESPN Presents The Jock Jam |
| 73. | Heavy D | Big Daddy |
| 74. | Total | What About Us |
| 75. | Scarface | Smile |
| 76. | Montell Jordan | What's On Tonight |
| 77. | Bruce Springsteen | Secret Garden |
| 78. | Aaliyah | The One I Gave My Heart To |
| 79. | Seal | Fly Like An Eagle |
| 80. | Lil' Kim | No Time |
| 81. | Luscious Jackson | Naked Eye |
| 82. | Los Del Rio | Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) |
| 83. | Erykah Badu | On and On |
| 84. | Joe | Don't Wanna Be A Player |
| 85. | Warren G | I Shot The Sheriff |
| 86. | Brian McKnight feat. Mase | You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time) |
| 87. | Madonna | Don't Cry For Me Argentina |
| 88. | SWV | Someone |
| 89. | Michael Bolton | Go The Distance |
| 90. | Real McCoy | One More Time |
| 91. | Next | Butta Love |
| 92. | Mr. President | Coco Jamboo |
| 93. | Keith Sweat | Twisted |
| 94. | Aqua | Barbie Girl |
| 95. | Cranberries | When You're Gone / Free To Decide |
| 96. | DJ Kool | Let Me Clear My Throat |
| 97. | Blackout Allstars | I Like It |
| 98. | Toni Braxton | You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow |
| 99. | Madonna | You Must Love Me |
| 100. | Ray J | Let It Go |
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Class of 1997 Reunion
Your 20 year reunion is only 1 year away!Class of 1997: If are part of the 1997 graduating class, we hope you enjoy thinking about the historical events, remembering the lyrics to the best songs, and thinking back to some of your best high school friends. Be sure to visit Classmates.com® to find old friends from the class of 1997 and reconnect with fellow class of '97 graduates. They have tools to help you plan a class of 1997 reunion, see yearbook photos from 1997, and use the graduates list to get in touch with old friends.
If you did not graduate in the class of 1997, try the Class of 1996 or the Class of 1998.