What happened with running shoes in 1997?
The Nike Air Max trainer (‘The Silver Bullet’) is released.
Saucony’s 3D G.R.I.D. Hurricane is released.
What else happened in 1997?
On January 20, Bill Clinton is sworn in for his second term as President of the USA.
On April 13, Tiger Woods at the age of 21 wins the 1997 Masters Golf Tournament.
On May 1, Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
On May 11, the IBM computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in a game of chess.
Hong Kong is returned to Chinese rule from United Kingdom rule on 1 July.
On June 28, during a boxing match, Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield’s ear (‘The Bite Fight’). He gets suspended.
Diana, Princess of Wales is pronounced dead at 4:00 am on 31 August after a car accident in the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris. Her funeral is held on September 6 at Westminster Abbey and is watched by over two billion people worldwide.
On October 15, The Lion King Musical on Broadway debuts
Mother Teresa Dies in Calcutta on the 5th of September.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine is awarded to Stanley B. Prusiner for his research on prions.
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