Accords of Oslo
The United States helps mediate the Hebron Protocol during the final phase of Christopher's tenure
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1997 in United States of America
Explore 95 historical events and records for United States of America in 1997.
Historical records for United States of America in 1997
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January
Hebron Protocol
Backs implementation of the Hebron redeployment agreement as the Clinton administration supports the Israeli Palestinian accord.
Hebron Protocol
Backs implementation of the Hebron redeployment agreement.
Hebron Protocol
Announces that Netanyahu and Arafat have reached agreement on Israeli redeployment in Hebron.
Hebron Protocol
Mediates final understandings between Israeli and Palestinian leaders before the Hebron agreement is concluded.
Hebron Protocol
Provides assurances linked to the Hebron Protocol as the United States supervises the final agreement.
Inauguration
Inaugurated as President of the USA, 2nd term
Death of Tom Parker
Death of Tom Parker
Hosty Papers Donated to National Archives
Hosty donated papers concerning the FBI, Lee and Marina Oswald, the Kennedy assassination, and his Bureau career to the National Archives.
February
Hubble Servicing Mission 2 Launch
Bowersox commands Discovery as the second Hubble servicing mission launches to install new instruments and maintain the observatory.
Hubble Captured for Second Servicing
Hawley operates Discovery's robotic arm to capture Hubble and secure the telescope for Servicing Mission 2.
NICMOS Installed on Hubble
Smith helps install NICMOS, giving Hubble powerful new near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic capability.
STIS Installed on Hubble
Lee helps install the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, extending Hubble's ability to study spectra across a broad wavelength range.
Hubble Fine Guidance Sensor Replaced
Harbaugh helps replace a degraded Fine Guidance Sensor and upgrade Hubble's precision pointing capability.
Hubble Tape Recorder Replaced
Tanner helps replace a failed Engineering and Science Tape Recorder during the second servicing mission.
Hubble Data Interface Unit Replaced
Lee helps replace a Data Interface Unit that routes commands and information between Hubble spacecraft systems.
Hubble Reaction Wheel Replaced
Lee helps replace a reaction wheel assembly used to turn Hubble toward targets and maintain stable pointing.
Hubble Solid State Recorder Installed
Smith helps replace a reel-to-reel recorder with a digital solid-state recorder capable of simultaneous recording and playback.
Hubble Solar Array Drive Electronics Replaced
Tanner helps replace electronics that control the positioning of Hubble's solar arrays.
Hubble Thermal Insulation Repaired
Harbaugh installs new thermal blankets over degraded insulation around Hubble's light shield.
Hubble Electronics Insulation Added
Smith attaches thermal insulation over key Hubble data-processing, electronics and instrument-telemetry areas during the final spacewalk.
Europa Close Flyby
Galileo passes within about 586 kilometres of Europa and images additional regions of its fractured icy surface.
Hubble Servicing Mission 2 Completed
Bowersox commands Discovery's return after Hubble is released as a more capable observatory following Servicing Mission 2.
Health of Lance Armstrong
Declared cancer-free
March
Death of Fred Zinnemann
Death of Fred Zinnemann
April
Ganymede April Flyby
Galileo conducts another Ganymede encounter, extending surface, plasma and magnetic observations.
United States Ratifies Chemical Weapons Convention
Ratifies the Chemical Weapons Convention for the United States after Senate consent.
May
Ganymede May Flyby
Galileo returns to Ganymede for another targeted encounter during its primary Jupiter tour.
M84 Black Hole Signature
Hubble spectroscopy maps rapidly moving gas in galaxy M84 and records a clear dynamical signature of a supermassive black hole.
Europa Layered Interior Evidence
Galileo results indicate Europa has a differentiated interior with a metallic core and rocky mantle.
June
Io Volcanic Plume
Spencer leads Hubble observations of an enormous volcanic plume rising hundreds of kilometres above Jupiter's moon Io.
Callisto June Flyby
Galileo flies close to Callisto, adding detailed imaging and geophysical measurements of the heavily cratered moon.
July
Death of Robert Mitchum
Death of Robert Mitchum
Death of James Maitland Stewart
Death of James Maitland Stewart
Death of James Stewart
Death of James Stewart
August
ACE Launch for Solar Wind Composition
Begins the Advanced Composition Explorer mission carrying instruments that measure the elemental and isotopic composition of solar-wind particles near the Sun-Earth L1 region.
September
Callisto September Flyby
Galileo performs another targeted Callisto encounter late in its primary mission.
Time Out of Mind
Releases Time Out of Mind.
October
Genesis Mission Selection
Leads the Genesis proposal selected by NASA to collect solar-wind atoms in space and return the material to Earth for precise laboratory analysis.
November
Diplomatic Expulsion
Iraq Expels US Weapons Inspectors, President Clinton denounces the action but refrains from military response
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