Portal:Current events/February 1997

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February 1997 was the second month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Friday after 28 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from February 1997.

February 4, 1997 (Tuesday)

On their way to Lebanon, 2 Israeli troop-transport helicopters collide, killing 73.
After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milošević recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections.
British Home Secretary Michael Howard informs Moors Murderer Myra Hindley that she will never be released from prison. Mr. Howard has made the decision in agreement with a recommendation made by his predecessor David Waddington in 1990.

February 5, 1997 (Wednesday)

The so-called "Big Three" banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter Reynolds investment banks announce a $10 billion merger.

February 10, 1997 (Monday)

The United States Army suspends Gene C. McKinney, Sergeant Major of the Army, its top-ranking enlisted soldier, after hearing allegations of sexual misconduct.
Sandline affair: Australian newspapers publish stories that the government of Papua New Guinea has brought mercenaries onto Bougainville Island.

February 13, 1997 (Thursday)

STS-82: Tune-up and repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope is started by astronauts from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 7,000 for the first time, gaining 60.81 to 7,022.44.

February 22, 1997 (Saturday)

In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned, and was born in July 1996.

February 23, 1997 (Sunday)

February 27, 1997 (Thursday)

February 28, 1997 (Friday)

North Hollywood shootout: Two robbers wearing kevlar body armor armed with AK-47s containing armor-piercing bullets injure 17 police officers and civilians in a gun battle. The incident sparks debate on the appropriate firepower for United States patrol officers to have available in similar situations in the future.