1997
University of Idaho
UI Engineering program in Boise moves from BSU to the MK Plaza Building.
TechHelp is established through federal funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
U.S. Events and Scientific Advances
Cost of a U.S. stamp is $0.32
The Simpsons becomes the longest-running animated series, surpassing The Flintstones.
First test flight of the F-22 Raptor.
Titanic, the most expensive film of all time, is released in theatres.
NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
Microsoft buys a $150 million share of financially troubled Apple Computer.
IBM®'s "Deep Blue" becomes the first computer to beat a chess World champion in a match, defeating Garry Kasparov.
World Events and Scientific Advances
The sheep Dolly is successfully cloned in Roslin, Scotland.
Picasso's Tête de Femme is stolen from a London gallery.
The comet Hale-Bopp makes its closest approach to Earth.
Princess Diana dies as a result of a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris.
World stock markets crash due to a global economic crisis scare.
The first Toyota Prius comes to showrooms in Japan.
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