In
1997 a little movie by the name of Titanic opened and the world was a
little bit different than it is today. See how things have changed.
Gianni Versace had just been murdered
NBC had seven shows in the Top 10
Pokémon had just been blessed by the Vatican...
...and then Pokemon started giving kids seizures
14-year-old Tara Lipinski had just become the youngest women's world figure skating champion
Princess Diana had just died
Mother Teresa too
Tim Duncan was the NBA's #1 draft pick
Steve Jobs got back with Apple
Microsoft bought $150 million shares of Apple
Tony Blair was the UK's new Prime Minister
Scotland had just created its own Parliament after 290 years of union with England
The 117-year-old F.W. Woolworth Company closed for business
Lourdes was just a baby
"Spice" was the best-selling album of the year
These songs were on the radio all the time:
This was what the cover of Rolling Stone looked like that week:
Nicole Kidman was on the cover of Vanity Fair
Mariah graced the cover of Cosmo
The Comet Hale-Bopp just made its closest approach to Earth
NASA's Pathfinder was exploring the surface of Mars
Gas was cheaper
South Park had just made its debut
This is what Nickelodeon's daytime schedule looked like:
The English Patient won the Oscar for Best Picture
The Florida Marlins had just won the World Series
39 Heaven's Gate cultists committed mass suicide at their compound in San Diego
Madeleine Albright had just become the first female Secretary of State
Two robbers injured 17 police officers during the North Hollywood Shootout
Divorce just became legal in the Republic of Ireland
Bill Clinton had barred federal funding for any research on human cloning
These two just got married
These two got divorced
These two were still doin' it
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