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Article on how real estate agent, mortgage broker, housing inspector and other professionals can make buying co-op in city or home in suburbs go smoothly; photos (M)
Michelle Krebs column on 1997 Cadillac Catera midsize sedan; photos (M)
Matthew Purdy column on Gene Pool, performance artist who travels around New York City wearing jumpsuit and hat with over 500 empty beer and soda cans sewn to them; photo (M)
Internal Revenue Service's surprise decision in Oct 1993 to grant Church of Scientology tax-exempt status reversed a 25-year-old policy and followed church's all-out war on IRS and people who work there; Scientology hired private investigators to probe IRS workers and financed organization of IRS whistle-blowers that publicly attacked agency; IRS decision to negotiate with church came after then-Comr Fred T Goldberg Jr met with church head David Miscavige in 1991; table; photos (L)
Falmouth, Ky, begins cleaning up after worst flooding in over 30 years; floods have left tens of thousands of people homeless in five Midwest states, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and caused 29 deaths; map; photos (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 5, 1997, covering March 9, 1997.
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LeAnn Rimes
Erykah Badu
No Doubt
Spice Girls
1997Nadeo Argawinata, Indonesian footballer[ā ]
Nadeo Argawinata, also known as Nadeo Winata, is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda and the Indonesia national team.
1997Chika, American rapper[ā ]
Jane Chika Oranika, known mononymously as Chika, is an American rapper. She first garnered attention on social media before signing to Warner Records in 2019. The following year, she was included in XXL's 2020 Freshman Class and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. In July 2023 she released her album Samson: The Album, which was met with high praise from various music publications and critics alike.
1997Jean-Dominique Bauby, French journalist and author (born 1952)[ā ]
Jean-Dominique Bauby was a French journalist, author and editor of the French fashion magazine Elle.
1997Terry Nation, Welsh author and screenwriter (born 1930)[ā ]
Terence Joseph Nation was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. Especially known for his work in British television science fiction, he created the Daleks and Davros for Doctor Who, as well as the series Survivors and Blake's 7.
1997The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper, songwriter, and actor (born 1972)[ā ]
Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in the New York rap scene and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive, laidback lyrical delivery, offsetting his lyrics' often grim content. His music was usually semi-autobiographical, telling of hardship and criminality but also of debauchery and celebration.
1997Comet HaleāBopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.[ā ]
Comet HaleāBopp is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.
In 1997, the world population was approximately 5,924,787,816 people[ā ]