Historical Events
- "Too Close" single released by Next (Billboard Song of the Year 1998)
- 1st time 3 cons HRs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (NY Yankees)
- Hooters agrees to pay $2 million in discrimination suits
Event of Interest
John Howard's Australian government gun buy back scheme ends with more than 640,000 firearms compulsorily acquired, including many newly illegal semi-automatic rifles and shotguns
John Howard
- Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4
Baseball Record
Yanks Tim Raines, Derek Jeter & Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yanks beat Indians 8-6)
Famous Deaths
- Male alligator, largest in Florida (14 feet), killed at about 65
- Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, British professor of occupational health, dies at 86
1997 Highlights
About September 30, 1997
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 23 years, 5 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Libra