1997

September 1, 1997 • Nanyang, Henan, China My father took me there for the very first day of schooling. After we arrived outside the classroom (which is the correct one we, no, he was 100% sure about), my name was not found in the student list but my grandpa's....

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January 23, 1997

Nominated by President Clinton, Madeleine Albright was sworn as U.S. Secretary of State, the first female to hold the position.

April 30, 1997

A week after openly admitting she's gay, Ellen DeGeneres' TV sitcom character 'Ellen' came out of the closet. This was the first time that the main character of a primetime show was homosexual.

June 27, 1997

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Las Vegas, NV

Mike Tyson made headlines for biting off part of both boxing opponent Evander Holyfield's ears. He was disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license for 15 months.

August 31, 1997

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Paris, France

Princess Diana of Wales perished in a car accident when her driver, who was drunk, lost control of the automobile while being chased by paparazzi.

December 1, 1997

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Los Angeles, CA

Designed by architect Richard Meier, the Getty Center opened its doors on a sunny hilltop in Los Angeles. The $1 billion complex is composed of six buildings for a museum, research institute and library, art conservation institute, digital information institute, arts education institute, museum management school, and grant program center.

December 2, 1997

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting; the film would win the pair an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

December 19, 1997

James Cameron's Titanic was released in theaters. It became the highest-grossing film in history until Cameron released Avatar in 2009.

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