Arbor Day reached its height of popularity on its 125th anniversary in 1997, when David J. Wright, noticed that a Nebraska nonprofit organization called the National Arbor Day Foundation had taken the name of the holiday and commercialized it for their own use as a trademark for their publication " Arbor Day ," so he countered their efforts, launched a website, and trademarked it for " public use celebrations " and defended the matter in a federal district court in the United States to ensure it was judged as property of the public domain, the case was settled in October 1999.

Thus, on January 16, 1997, the Diamondbacks were officially voted into the National League while their expansion counterparts in Tampa Bay were voted into the American League.

Agreements also were struck with rebels from the National Front of Chad ( FNT ) and Movement for Social Justice and Democracy in October 1997.

Charles has opened the National Lottery draw ( 1997 ) and his home has featured on Through the Keyhole.

* From the Field: A Collection of Writings from National Geographic ( 1997, editor )

Adams has also received the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award and Newspaper Comic Strip Award in 1997 for his work on the strip.

In May 1997, following the demonstrations that led to the ousting of Bucaram and appointment of Alarcón, the people of Ecuador called for a National Assembly to reform the Constitution and the country's political structure.

The Marlins have the distinction of winning a World Series championship every year they qualified for the postseason, doing so in 1997 and 2003 — both times as the National League wild card team.

In the 1997 National League Championship Series, Brown, riddled with the flu, proceeded to pitch a complete game in Game Six, defeating the Atlanta Braves and helping the Marlins reach the World Series, which they eventually won over the Cleveland Indians.

Frederik Willem de Klerk ( born 18 March 1936 ), often known as F. W. de Klerk, was the seventh and last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994. de Klerk was also leader of the National Party ( which later became the New National Party ) from February 1989 to September 1997.

In 1997 he also gave over the leadership of the National Party and retired from politics.

Regulation: The National Communications Authority ( NCA ), an independent regulator, was created in 1997, deriving its statutory framework from the NCA Act 1996.

Center on National Security and Law, University of Virginia, 1997: entire.

* 1997 – Foreign Associate, U. S. National Academy of Sciences

The film is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all Time, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1997 for being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

Years later, in a 1997 CNN / National Security Archive interview, Brzezinski detailed the strategy taken by the Carter administration against the Soviets in 1979:

** National Tournament Top 10 finishes: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2000

In October 1997, Indonesia and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) reached agreement on an economic reform program aimed at macroeconomic stabilization and elimination of some of the country's most damaging economic policies, such as the National Car Program and the clove monopoly, both involving family members of President Soeharto.

In 1997 ICI acquired National Starch & Chemical, Quest, Unichema, and Crosfield, the specialty chemicals businesses of Unilever for $ 8bn.

The Jell-O Gallery museum is operated by the Le Roy Historical Society and located at the Le Roy House and Union Free School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

In the middle of this era, in 1997, the Royals declined the opportunity to switch to the National League as part of a realignment plan to introduce the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays as expansion teams.

Among Kain's other honours are the Performing Arts Award ( 1992 ) and the National Arts Centre Award ( 1997 ).

After considerable progress in negotiations conducted by the United States, United Nations, Organization of African Unity, and the Economic Community of West African States, disarmament and demobilization of warring factions were hastily carried out and special elections were held on 19 July 1997 with Charles Taylor and his National Patriotic Party emerging victorious.

In 1997, Mean Streets was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

Claims about the drink's effects and performance have been challenged on various occasions, with the UK's Advertising Standards Authority imposing advertising restrictions in 2001 in response to complaints first recorded as early as 1997.

Carlton expanded its non-TV interests by acquiring the cinema advertising company Rank Screen Advertising, renaming it Carlton Screen Advertising, and strengthen its control when it acquired Cinema Media, the UK ’ s biggest cinema sales house at the time from Schroder ventures, In 1997, along with Granada plc and British Sky Broadcasting, Carlton bid successfully for the UK national digital terrestrial television licence.

Advertising revenue has kept in step, plummeting to RM10 million annually from its peak of RM70 million in 1997.

* Foundation for Advertising and Marketing Education ( SRM )-public relations diploma ( 1997 )

He was Chair of the Advertising Standards Authority from 1977 until 1980 ; Chair of the Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA ) 1981 – 1988 ; a European Commissioner, with responsibility for Regional Policy 1973 – 1976 ; First Crown Estate Commissioner from 1977 until 1980 ; and a Member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life from 1994 until 1997.

Juneau, AK: Alaska State Museums, Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums, 1997.

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 – 1983, as well as 1996-1997, winning eight Division Championships ( 1969 – 1971, 1973 – 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997 ), six pennants ( 1966, 1969 – 1971, 1979, 1983 ), three World Series Championships ( 1966, 1970, 1983 ), one wild card berth ( 1996 ), and five Most Valuable Player awards ( 3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken Jr. 1983 & 1991 ).

In 1997, the Marlins finished nine games back of the Division Champion Atlanta Braves, but earned the wild card berth.

In 1997, the franchise's third season, the Jaguars and the Steelers both finished the season with an 11 – 5 record, tops in the AFC Central Division.

The Brewers were part of the American League from their creation as an expansion club in 1969 through the 1997 season, after which they moved to the National League Central Division.

The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League's Central Division.

In 1997 General Dynamics acquired the Computing Devices International Division of Ceridian.

Kile made his first postseason appearance in Game 1 of the 1997 National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, giving up only two hits but suffering a hard-luck 2 – 1 loss.

The Astros honored Kile with a memorial plaque that hangs along the left field wall at Minute Maid Park under the 1997 Central Division Championship banner, the last season Kile played for Houston before signing with Colorado.

In 1997, 1998, 2004, and 2005, they won the Large Varsity Division, and in 2003 and 2006 they won the Medium Varsity Division title.

The conference became the largest in Division I-A with the re-admittance of Marshall and Northern Illinois and addition of the University at Buffalo's Bulls in 1997 and 1998, respectively.

The league was narrowed back to five members after Evansville downgraded football from Division I to club status in 1997.

Also in 1997, Marist College and Rider, which were both a part of the Northeast Conference, moved the majority of their intercollegiate athletic programs to the MAAC with the intent the MAAC would enhance media exposure and competition to their men's and women's Division I basketball programs.

Watford experienced a decade of decline between 1987 and 1997, before Taylor returned as full-time manager, leading the team to successive promotions from the renamed Second Division to the Premier League.

* First Division / Premier League: 1988 – 89, 1990 – 91, 1997 – 98, 2001 – 02

* Cheerleading-In 1997, 1999, and 2001 the Ider High School cheerleading team won the World Cheerleading Association's Small Varsity Division National Championship.

The course, which is considered to be the jewel of Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, has hosted a number of national tournaments, including the 1997 Nike Tour championship, the 1998 LPGA Tournament of Champions, and the 2000 NCAA Men's Division 1 National Championship.

Hughson Huskies also were CIF San Jouquin Division 3 Title holders in 1991, 1992, 1997, and 2000.

The sports teams have one recognized WIAA state championship, the 1997 Division 3 ( smallest schools ) spring baseball championship.

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Hnida is the third woman to have scored in a college football game, after Liz Heaston, who played for NAIA Willamette University in 1997, and Ashley Martin, who played for NCAA Division I-AA Jacksonville State University in 2001.

The stadium hosted two MLB All-Star Games ( 1961 and 1984 ), one National League Division Series ( 1997 ), three National League Championship Series ( 1971, 1987 and 1989 ), two World Series ( 1962 and 1989 ), and eight NFC Championship games, the most notable being in January 1982 when Dwight Clark caught a game-winning touchdown pass from Joe Montana to lead the 49ers to their first Super Bowl ( see " The Catch ").

In February 1997, in an investor meeting with Microsoft, Steve Perlman was approached by Microsoft's Senior Vice President for Consumer Platforms Division, Craig Mundie.

In 1997, the Transit Bureau became the Transit Division within the newly formed Transportation Bureau.