Back in the Day - 1997

Major News/Sporting Events

• Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule
• Heaven's Gate cult commits mass suicide
• Ellen DeGeneres comes out
• Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in France
  
• Super Bowl XXXI: Packers def. Patriots 35-21
• World Series: Marlins def. Indians 4-3
• Silver Charm wins the Kentucky Derby

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Prices

• First Class stamp: $0.32
• Gallon of gas: $1.22
• Movie ticket: $4.59

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Top Movies

• Titanic
• Men in Black
• Air Force One
• As Good As it Gets
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park

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Top Books

• Cat & Mouse by James Patterson (F)
• The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (F)
• The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (F)
• Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (NF)
• Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (NF)

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Top Songs

• Candle in the Wind by Elton John
• You Were Meant For Me/Foolish Games by Jewel
• Wannabe by The Spice Girls
• How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes
• Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart) by The Backstreet Boys

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Top Television Shows

• Seinfeld
• ER
• Home Improvement
• 60 Minutes
• NYPD Blue

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Awards

• Grammy Record of the Year: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
• Academy Award, Picture of the Year: Titanic
• Nobel Prize for Literature: Daroi Fo

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