Every year, there would definitely be some occurrence or even phenomenon that happened and they would become iconic memories that a lot of people are going to remember for the rest of their life. One of the examples is actually the year 1997. As compared to this year that is 2022, it has been 25 years gone since the year 1997, there were indeed so many things that happened in that year and they deserve huge recognition because they change the world today.
Some of the memories that happened in the year 1997 were such happy ones to remember while some others could be so sad and traumatizing to even think about. Nevertheless, they really affected so many people in this whole wide world. For those who do not know and experience them, these are some memorable moments that happened in 1997.
1) Teletubbies First Aired
The first episode of Teletubbies was aired on the 31st of March 1997. The episode was indeed entitled Ned’s Bicycle.
2) First Harry Potter Book
Some people might still not know it but the first book for Harry Potter was introduced in the year 1997 and it is called Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone or also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
3) Princess Diana’s Death
Diana was actually a Princess of Wales and also was a member of the British royal family. Tragically, she had died on the 31st of August 1997 in a car accident. At that time, a lot of rumors had been speculated about her death.
4) GTA 1
This game of Grand Theft Auto is actually an action-adventure video game. So many people love to play this game because it was so fun at that time. It was released first in November 1997 exclusively for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows while in December 1997 for the PlayStation. Then, it got released in October 1999 for the Game Boy Color.
5) Titanic
Without a doubt, Titanic was one of the most memorable movies all the time. So many people would have watched this particular movie so many times in their lifetime. There are also so many researches and studies done about the actual catastrophic incident. The movie was officially released on the 18th of December 1997.
6) Wannabe song by The Spice Girls
Wannabe was definitely one of the most iconic songs ever made by the Spice Girls girl group. This song is still being played up until today. This song also was released in the year 1997.
7) People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: George Clooney
At that time, Geoge Clooney has been identified as the sexiest man alive in People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. It was indeed for the Nov. 17, 1997 issue.
8) My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
This memorable song was also recorded in the year 1997. Little fun fact, Celine Dion decline this song at first. Then, she decided to record it at one take, and then has become such a huge hit since then.
9) Computer Beat The Best Chess Player In The World
The first time ever happened in history when IBM’s Deep Blue which is a computer has defeated one specific never got unbeaten chess grandmaster that is none other than Gary Kasparov. It all happened in the year 1997.
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