Events around the world in 1997?

- Titanic premieres and becomes one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

- Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident.

- Mother Teresa of Calcutta dies.

- Hong Kong is handed back to China from the British.

- Dolly the Sheep becomes the first creature to be cloned by scientists.

- Asian Financial Crisis hits.

- First book of the Harry Potter series is released.

- Pokemon is first introduced.