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

At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, the creative music video for " Virtual Insanity " won four awards ; Best Video, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography, and Breakthrough Video, and the band performed the song at the ceremony.

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 age 10 in August 1995, Prince Harry attended the 50th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day at the Cenotaph in London and saluted the officers in the military parade, one of the most important ceremonies in the royal family agenda.

At 5: 04 pm, the Loma Prieta Earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area during the pre-game ceremonies before Game 3.

This is evident from the biblical name " The Feast of Ingathering ," from the ceremonies accompanying it, from the season – " The festival of the seventh month " – and occasion of its celebration: " At the end of the year when you gather in your labors out of the field " ( Ex.

At the 1982 Barnard College commencement ceremonies, Tharp's alma mater awarded her its highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction.

At its 1978 commencement ceremonies, Barnard College awarded Rodgers its highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction.

At the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Gabriel performed John Lennon's " Imagine " during the opening of the festivities on 10 February 2006.

At the same time, they created a centralized structure through ritual ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance.

At Titane in Sicyonia, Pausanias saw an altar, in front of it a tumulus raised to the hero Epopeus, and, near to the barrow-tomb, the " Gods of Aversion "— the apotropai —" before whom are performed the ceremonies which the Hellenes observe for the averting of evils ".

At the north end, before it merged into the Central Expressway ( which continued to carry US 75 ), I-345 straddled the bridges over Bryan Street and Ross Avenue, the latter the location of the opening ceremonies in 1949.

At first Williams worked shining shoes and doing odd jobs, but soon became known as a singer and master of ceremonies.

At times, ' ceremonies intended to assure the fecundity of the earth or of a group of women ... involve some form of phallic worship '.

At the ceremonies commemorating the event, new provisions were made for the support of poor children, along the lines of earlier imperial foundations.

At Jewish wedding ceremonies, a tallit is often used as a chuppah or wedding canopy.

At the surrender ceremonies in Luna II, he is surprised when the Neo-Zeon fleet opens fire.

At the college and university level, the faculty will usually wear academic dress at the formal ceremonies, as will the trustees and degree candidates.

At the time of King Alfonso's death, Ramiro was outside of Asturias in Castile ( or Bardulia according to the Chronicle of Alfonso III ), where he was attending his own marriage ceremonies.

At a very basic level, tea ceremonies are a formalized way of making a hot drink, in a process which has been refined to yield the best taste.

At the start of each Congress the Clerk of the House of the previous session creates a roll of those who have been elected to serve in the House of Representatives of that Congress ( current Congress is the 112th ) and calls the House to order, conducts opening ceremonies, and determines whether a quorum is present by electronic roll call, and seeks and recognizes nominations for Speaker from the Chairmen of the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference, and presides over the House until the election of a Speaker has occurred.

At the finished nest, a pair gives displays similar to those of the group ceremonies and mates, often on top of the nest.

At the end of initiation ceremonies, the totems are mimicked by the members of the group.

At the start of an annual session, the nation ’ s political leaders and their guests attend a special worship service at Helsinki Cathedral, before the ceremonies continue at Parliament House, where the President formally opens the session.

At independence, the ruling PUP named the anthem Belize's official one and played it at emotional independence ceremonies on September 21.

* 1225 ( Karoku 1, 11th month ): At Kamakura, Yoritsune's coming of age ceremonies took place at age 8 ; but control of all bakufu affairs remained entirely in the hands of Hōjō Yasutoki, the regent ( shikken ).

At the 1987 Pan American Games, the speedway hosted opening ceremonies and the speed roller skating competition.