The release of “Titanic” in 1997

14 nominations, 11 Oscars. The film, which was the most profitable in the history of cinema, was released on December 19, 1997. A film that marked the history of cinema. Her name ? Titanic.

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The golden age of the “Titanic”

Was the world different from the time of “Titanic”? Who remembers what the world was like in that strange, distant and sometimes tragic time of 1997?

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Lady Di: a tragedy

Sometimes tragic, indeed… like on August 31, when the world witnessed, almost live, the death of Lady Di and her companion at the time, Dodi Al Fayed, in a terrible car accident, in Paris.

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Elton John

Elton John will pay a musical tribute to Lady Di, singing ‘Candle in the Wind’, a song originally composed for Marilyn Monroe which he adapted for her close friend, during a show that brought tears to the whole world .

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Michael Jackson

It was in May 1997 that Michael Jackson’s sixth album “Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix” reached 15 million copies sold!

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OK Computer

On May 21, “Ok Computer” became the greatest album of all time, Radiohead’s debut album in Japan.

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Oasis

The Gallagher’s third album, “Be Here Now” was released during the summer, featuring gems such as “Stand By Me” and “All Around the World”.

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42nd Eurovision Song Contest

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The fifth Element

Films like “The Game” (Playing with death), “Contact”, “For worse and for better” or “Will Hunting” (The Destiny of Will Hunting) are a hit in the cinema, but it’s Milla Jovovich in “The Fifth Element” who becomes a cult personality.

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fashion icon

Lady Di proved to us until the end that she was still a fashion icon. The summer of her death, she was promoting high-waisted one-piece swimsuits that were fashion-forward.

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Sarah Jessica Parker ready to play Carrie Bradshaw

The pink dress Sarah Jessica Parker wore to the VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards remains a style benchmark and made it clear that she has what it takes to become a fashion icon. All this a year before the world discovered Carrie Bradshaw.

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The Olsen twins

The 11-year-old Olsen twins’ floral-print satin dresses were making the rounds. These young girls were true references in terms of style, and sometimes even for much older women.

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South Park

Who might have imagined the path that the controversial series “South Park” would travel since the airing of its first episode in August 1997? Possibly series creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker (pictured).

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Pokémon

The immortal mainstay of Japanese pop culture, Pokémon, saw its first episode aired on April 1, 1997, in Japan. Still very much alive, this license has made several generations dream. Pictured is series co-creator Tsunekazu Ishihara with Pikachu.

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Cindy Crawford et l’Athleisure

A quarter of a century ago, the athlete combined a sports top and leggings, giving rise to the “Athleisure” look that continues to be all the rage today. Kaia Gerber, her daughter, has taken up the torch, and she is one of the standard bearers of this style of dress.

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Brad Pitt et Gwyneth Paltrow

While Brad Pitt is 29 years old and Gwyneth Paltrow 22, they break their engagement. The golden couple from Hollywood had just made 1997 a very sad year. Later, during an interview with Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow confessed that she was “not ready for an engagement”.

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Bill Clinton

On January 20, Bill Clinton is invested for his second term as President of the United States, with a difference in the popular class vote of 49.2% for Clinton, or 379 votes once morest 159 (40.7%) for his opponent , Bob Dole.

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Tony Blair

After 18 years of Tory rule, Tony Blair has become the UK’s youngest prime minister for 185 years, aged 44. He represented the Labor Party.

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Coffee Annan

On January 1, 1997, the Egyptian Boutros Ghali succeeded the Ghanaian Kofi Annan as Secretary General of the UN.

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Morgan Stanley

At the beginning of February, with funds of 270 billion dollars, the Morgan Stanley group and Dean Witter Reynolds announce their merger, thus creating the largest stock brokerage firm on Wall Street.

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Heaven’s Gate

In an attempt to board a spaceship near comet Hale-Bopp, 39 young followers of the Heaven’s Gate cult killed themselves by mixing hallucinogenic substances and spirits.

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Tiger Woods

In 1997, Tiger Wood became the youngest golfer to win the Augusta Masters, at the age of 21.

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Tyson contre Holyfield

The fight of the century ended in the most shameful way for the boxing world: Mike Tyson was disqualified for ripping out Evander Holyfield’s ear.

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Deep Blue

IBM’s supercomputer got its revenge from the previous year and finally managed to defeat chess champion Gary Kasparov in a six-game match. The score: 3.5 to 2.5.

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