* 1997 – At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.

At a Braveheart Convention in 1997, held in Stirling the day after the Scottish Devolution vote and attended by 200 delegates from around the world, Braveheart author Randall Wallace, Seoras Wallace of the Wallace Clan, Scottish historian David Ross and Bláithín FitzGerald from Ireland gave lectures on various aspects of the film.

At launch, Tim Orchard was Controller of News 24 from 1997 until 2000.

At the same time, Compaq, through its acquisitions of the Digital Equipment Corporation last year and Tandem Computer in 1997, has tried to become a major systems company, like I. B. M.

At the 1997 general election he became MP for Glasgow Anniesland, which was largely the same constituency with minor boundary changes.

At a summit in Aleppo, Syria, in 1997, the World Council of Churches ( WCC ) proposed a reform in the calculation of Easter which would have replaced the present divergent practices of calculating Easter with modern scientific knowledge taking into account actual astronomical instances of the spring equinox and full moon based on the meridian of Jerusalem, while also following the Council of Nicea position of Easter being on the Sunday following the full moon.

At the Bridgeport, California Mountain Warfare Training Center in March 1997, a test HMMWV drives through the snow, equipped with Mattracks treads.

At the 1997 ceremonies, a team of " cryogenic sex researchers " distributed a pamphlet titled " Safe Sex at Four Kelvin ".

At about noon on 2 May 1997, Major officially returned his seals of office as Prime Minister to The Queen.

At the entrance to the sea, a flood protection system called Maeslantkering has been installed ( completed in 1997 ).

At around this point there was a change in the style of Lansky's music that made it sound slightly more modern, and 1997 heralded a one-hour computer opera titled Things She Carried, a musical portrait about an unnamed woman in a series of eight movements.

At the same time, Damon Albarn sought to distance Blur from Britpop with the band's fifth album, Blur ( 1997 ).

At one point the new songs were to be released as a studio album, but commercial considerations meant that the new tracks were eventually packaged with the remainder of the 1996 San Luis Obispo shows in November 1997 on Keys to Ascension 2.

In 1997, the Manzanar At Dusk program became a part of the Pilgrimage.

At the 1997 general election, Gabriel declared his support for the Labour Party, which won that election by a landslide after 18 years out of power, led by Tony Blair.

At the start of the 1997 season, the WNBA had television deals in place with NBC ( NBA rights holder ), and the Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation joint venture channels, ESPN and Lifetime Television Network, respectively.

At WRC-97 in 1997, the following bands were allocated for international broadcasting.

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Champion in the 400 m event.

At in height, it was believed to be, between 1997 and the date of its felling, the oldest and tallest Ulmus americana in New England.

At a 1997 ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the blacklist, Richard Masur, then President of the Screen Actors Guild, apologized for the union's participation in the ban, noting: " Only our sister union, Actors ' Equity Association, had the courage to stand behind its members and help them continue their creative lives in the theater.

At the time, Indiana conducted a single state basketball championship for all of its high schools, and continued to do so until 1997.

However, in 1997 after a highly contested mayoral election the City of Greensboro elected its first African American Mayor, John E. Owens Jr. At this time Greensboro appointed its first African American Police Chief, Claude E. Hamilton.

At the 1997 British Grand Prix | British GP, Hill scored his first point for the Arrows team.

At the start of the 1997 – 98 season, a new selection policy was announced: the Test and ODI teams became separate entities, with specialists in each form of the game selected accordingly.

At the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, Fatboy Slim won 6 awards for " Weapon of Choice ", the most awards at the ceremony.

At the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards on 6 November, Queen received the Global Icon Award, which Katy Perry presented to Brian May.

At the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, he won the award for " Best Villain " for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd and " Best Comedic Performance " for Jack Sparrow.

At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008, MTV Unplugged received Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album and for Best Long Form Music Video.

At the 2011 MTV Music Awards, while receiving the MTV Generation Award, Witherspoon criticized stars who rise to fame through reality shows, sex tapes, or nude pictures.

At the 2002 MTV Movie Awards, Pearl Harbor won for Best Action Sequence.

At the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, " Bitter Sweet Symphony " was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, and Best Alternative Video.

At the height of The Breeders ' popularity in the mid-1990s, they scored a number of MTV hits, including " Cannonball ", " Divine Hammer ," and " Saints ".

At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, The Hives performed " Main Offender " in a " Battle of the Bands " type of set up, with The Vines playing their hit " Get Free " right after The Hives.

At the end of the year, Time Warner Cable ( along with partner Bright House Networks ) and Viacom's MTV Networks could not come to terms for the renewal of any Viacom channel beyond the end of year.

At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video won in the categories of Best Female Video and Best Dance Video.

1984: At the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, Madonna performed her iconic hit " Like A Virgin " wearing a combination bustier / wedding gown, including her trademark " Boy Toy " belt.

1990: At the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna gave a memorable performance of her hit " Vogue ," which featured Madonna and her dancers dressed in an 18th-century French theme, with Madonna bearing great resemblance to Marie Antoinette.

At the performance, Nirvana began to play, and Kurt Cobain sang the first few lines of the song, " Rape Me ", much to the horror of MTV execs, before continuing their regular performance of " Lithium ".

1993: At the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna opened the show in a gender-bending performance of her song " Bye Bye Baby ," in which Madonna and her two back up singers, dressed in tuxedos and top hats, danced with women in corsets in a choreographed, highly sexual routine.

1994: At the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards on September 8, shortly after a profanity-laced appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, Madonna was announced to present the award for Best Group Video.

1995: At the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, Courtney Love's band Hole perform the song " Violet " from their major-label debut album Live Through This.

At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga broke the record for most nominations in a single show with 13, and took home eight awards ( seven for " Bad Romance " and one for " Telephone ").

At the 1992 MTV Movie Awards he performed all five of the Best Song From a Movie nominees.

At 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Lady Marmalade was nominated for six moonmen, but only won two for Best Video from a Film and Video of the Year.

For his performance in At World's End, Depp won an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, as well as a People's Choice Award and a Kids ' Choice Award.

At the 1992 MTV Movie Awards, Point Break was nominated for three awards including " Most Desirable Male " ( Keanu Reeves ), " Most Desirable Male " ( Patrick Swayze ), and " Best Action Sequence " for the second jump from the plane.

At the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, Leto and his bandmates wore Obama T-shirts.