1997 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Titanic Movie
Slang
"Da Bomb"
Price Check
Gas: $1.23
Notable Deaths
Princess Diana, Mother Teresa, Notorious B.I.G.
Music & Style
Boy Bands
World Affairs
Hong Kong Handover
Zaire Civil War
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: Princess Diana is tragically killed in a car crash in Paris. The UK hands Hong Kong back to China. Pathfinder lands on Mars. The Kyoto Protocol is adopted.
- Culture & Mood: Titanic mania sweeps the globe. The mood is a mix of deep mourning for Diana and millennial excitement for the future.
- Fashion & Slang: Cargo pants and butterfly clips. If you're cool, you're 'Da Bomb.'
- Fun Fact: 1997 saw the US release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (as Sorcerer's Stone) and the first Netflix DVD-by-mail service.