1997

Joey Amos and Tyler Seibert

On October 26 - The Florida Marlins win Game 7 of the 1997 World Series against the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in 11 innings.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1997

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On June 30 - First Harry Potter book is published.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6245333.stm

On March 9 - Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. is killed in a drive-by shooting.

http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/tupac/031497funeral.html

http://www.centennialsociety.com/pez.biginfo.html

http://crime.about.com/b/a/229237.htm

On June 7 - The Detroit Red Wings win their first Stanley Cup championship in 42 years, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to none. Red Wings goaltender Mike Vernon is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

http://www.hockeynut.com/9798/playoffs.html

http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_stanleyCups-9798

On August 31 - Diana, Princess of Wales, is taken to hospital after a car crash shortly after midnight in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 4:00 a.m. that morning.

http://www.londonnet.co.uk/ln/talk/news/diana_conspiracy_evidence.html

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/diana/a/diana_death.htm