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.

Hill accepted a position as a visiting scholar at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at University of California, Berkeley in January 1997, but soon joined the faculty of Brandeis University — first at the Women's Studies Program, later moving to the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.

President Bill Clinton ( center ), first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton ( right ) and their daughter Chelsea Clinton ( left ) wave to watchers at a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day, January 20, 1997.

In the January 1997 State of the Union address, Clinton proposed a new initiative to provide coverage to up to five million children.

The notorious Rusty n Edie's BBS, in Boardman, Ohio, was raided by the FBI in January 1993 for software piracy, and later sued by Playboy for copyright infringement in November 1997.

In January 1997, the United Kingdom television station Channel 4 carried a news report that suggested that members of the Royal Anglian Regiment had also opened fire on the protesters and could have been responsible for three of the fourteen deaths.

Déby ’ s MPS party won 63 of 125 seats in the January 1997 legislative elections.

In January, 1997, however, the Bangui Agreements were signed and the French EFAO troop was replaced by the 1, 350 soldiers of the Mission interafricaine de surveillance des Accords de Bangui ( MISAB ).

Under the latest economic protocol ( signed 3 January 1997 ), Turkey has undertaken to provide loans totalling $ 250 million for the purpose of implementing projects included in the protocol related to public finance, tourism, banking, and privatization.

* Coldcut & DJ Food Fight ( January 1997 )

Tombaugh died on January 17, 1997 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, at the age of 90.

: New Zealand dollars ( NZ $) per US $ 1-1. 4203 ( 2005 ), 1. 9451 ( January 2000 ), 1. 8886 ( 1999 ), 1. 8632 ( 1998 ), 1. 5083 ( 1997 ), 1. 4543 ( 1996 ), 1. 5235 ( 1995 )

Discover Nikkei, January 10, 1997.

Dean ( August 16, 1926 – February 24, 1997 ) and Florine " Kay " Plato ( December 27, 1938 – January 2, 1988 ) adopted the child in June 1965 and raised her in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County.

Commissioner. com launched on January 1, 1997 and first offered a fantasy baseball commissioner service that changed the nature of fantasy sports with real-time stats, league message boards, daily updated box scores and other features — all for $ 300 per league.

RotoNews. com also launched in January 1997 and published its first player note on February 16, 1997.

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs ( CFPF ) per US $ 1 – 95. 89 ( 2005 ), 96. 04 ( 2004 ), 105. 66 ( 2003 ), 126. 71 ( 2002 ), 133. 26 ( 2001 ), 117. 67 ( January 2000 ), 111. 93 ( 1999 ), 107. 25 ( 1998 ), 106. 11 ( 1997 ), 93. 00 ( 1996 ), 90. 75 ( 1995 ); note-linked at the exact official rate of 0. 055 French francs to one Pacifique franc.

France provided additional financial support in January 1997 after Gabon had met IMF targets for mid-1996.

Communauté financière africaine francs ( CFAF ) per US $ 1 – 507. 71 ( 2010 ), 472. 19 ( 2009 ), 447. 81 ( 2008 ), 481. 83 ( 2007 ), 522. 89 ( 2006 ), 647. 25 ( January 2000 ), 615. 70 ( 1999 ), 589. 95 ( 1998 ), 583. 67 ( 1997 ), 511. 55 ( 1996 ), 499. 15 ( 1995 )

In a letter dated 13 January 1997, the Department of State advised the other agencies of the Executive branch that it considered the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to be one area for political, economic, legal and other purposes.

In other areas of the West Bank, transfer of powers took place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim Agreement, the Israel-PLO 15 January 1997 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron, the Israel-PLO 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum, and the 4 September 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement.

euros per US $ 1 – 1, 3002 ( February 2005 ), 0. 9867 ( January 2000 ), 0. 9386 ( 1999 ); French francs ( F ) per US $ 1 – 5. 65 ( January 1999 ), 5. 8995 ( 1998 ), 5. 8367 ( 1997 ), 5. 1155 ( 1996 ), 4. 9915 ( 1995 )

In January 1997, the newborn baby whale J. J. was found helpless near the coast of Los Angeles, California, long and in weight.

In January 1994, former communist general Abdul Rashid Dostum joined an alliance with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

In January 2008, Abdul returned to the music charts for the first time in nearly 13 years with the single " Dance Like There's No Tomorrow ," the first track on the album Randy Jackson's Music Club Vol 1.

In January 2009, Abdul hosted " RAH !," a 90-minute cheerleading competition on MTV.

In January 2010, Abdul presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to choreographer Julie McDonald at the 11th Anniversary show of the The Carnival: Choreographer ’ s Ball.

In January 2012, Abdul announced that she would not be returning as a judge for the show's second season.

Allegations arose again in January 2007 when videos circulated on the Internet of Abdul appearing to sway in her chair and slur her speech during a set of interviews.

PA cabinet minister Abdul Aziz Shaheen told the official PA newspaper, Al-Havat Al-Jadida, on January 4, 1998, " The Oslo accord was a preface for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Authority will be a preface for the Palestinian state which, in its turn, will be a preface for the liberation of the entire Palestinian land.

In 2009, Malaysian ambassador Datuk Yahaya Abdul Jabar said total trade between Malaysia and UAE from January to November stood at RM19. 5 billion.

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, casts his ballot at a poll station in Baghdad in the January, 2005 election.

Advancing up the Tigris and winning the battles of Mohammed Abdul Hassan, Hai and Dahra in January 1917, recapturing Kut in February 1917, he took Baghdad on 11 March 1917.

On 8 January 2008, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt at Hoarafushi by Mohamed Murshid, a twenty-year-old man from the island.

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ( 1890 – 20 January 1988 ) () was an Afghan Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India.

Subsequently, they had another son, Abdul Wali Khan ( 17 January 1917 –), and daughter, Sardaro.

Due in part to leukaemia, Abdul Razak died on January 14, 1976 while seeking medical treatment in London.

On January 23, 2009, the three Rizal Day bombers, Mukhlis Hadji Yunos, Abdul Fatak Paute, and Mamasao Naga were sentenced by the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 29, under Judge Cielito Mendaro-Grulla, of up to twenty years in imprisonment for multiple murder and multiple frustrated murder.

Abdul Rahman Munif ( May 29, 1933 – January 24, 2004 ) () was one of the most important Arabic novelists of the 20th century. He is most noted for closely reflecting the political surroundings of his day.

Abdul Ahad Momand (, born January 1, 1959 ) is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Afghan and 4th Muslim in space when he spent nine days aboard the Mir space station in 1988 as a Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.

From January 15 – 21, 1991 he led a 21 member delegation to Saudi Arabia, were he met with the Mayor of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Saudi Arabia's minister of Defense Prince Sultan.

Constitutional Conference: A constitutional conference was held in London from 18 January to 6 February 1956 attended by a delegation from the Federation of Malaya, consisting of four representatives of the Rulers, the Chief Minister of the Federation ( Tunku Abdul Rahman ) and three other ministers, and also by the British High Commissioner in Malaya and his advisers.

According to the newspaper Steaua Dunării from January 24, 1856, the Sultan issued a firman to the Anglo-French-Austrian consortium Wilson-Morny-Breda, represented by Forbes Campbell, authorizing it to build the canal which was to be called Abdul Medjid.

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (), also known as Saud Al Faisal () ( born 2 January 1940 ), has been the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia since 1975.

Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani ( 2 January 1939 – 22 August 2011 ) was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister of Yemen from 1994 to 1997, under President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Shaheila binti Abdul Majid or commonly known as Sheila Majid ( born January 3, 1965 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ) is a popular singer from Malaysia.