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October 1997 was the tenth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, ended on a Friday after 31 days.

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Current events of October 1, 1997 (1997-10-01) (Wednesday) Luke Woodham walks into Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, and opens fire, killing 2 girls, after killing his mother earlier that morning. Current events of October 2, 1997 (1997-10-02) (Thursday) British scientists Moira Bruce and John Collinge, with their colleagues, independently show that the new variant form of the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is the same disease as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Current events of October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04) (Saturday) One million men gather for Promise Keepers' "Stand in the Gap" event in Washington, D.C. Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery: The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history ($17.3 million, mostly in small bills) occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Wells Fargo. An FBI investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the stolen cash. Current events of October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11) (Saturday) The mixed martial arts organization Pride Fighting Championships holds its inaugural event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event Rickson Gracie defeats Nobuhiko Takada by armbar. Current events of October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12) (Sunday) 43 are killed at a false roadblock, in the Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria. Current events of October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15) (Wednesday) Andy Green sets the first supersonic land speed record for the ThrustSSC team, led by Richard Noble of the UK. ThrustSSC goes through the flying mile course at Black Rock Desert, Nevada at an average speed of 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mph). NASA launches the Cassini–Huygens probe to Saturn. Current events of October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16) (Thursday) The first color photograph appears on the front page of The New York Times. Current events of October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) (Friday) The remains of Che Guevara are laid to rest with full military honours in a specially built mausoleum in the city of Santa Clara, Cuba, where he had won the decisive battle of the Cuban Revolution 39 years before. Current events of October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27) (Monday) In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average drops -554.26 points (-7.18%), closing at 7,161.14. Current events of October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28) (Tuesday) In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average gains a record 337.17 points (+4.71%), closing at 7,498.32. One billion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time ever. Current events of October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29) (Wednesday) Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq says it will begin shooting down Lockheed U-2 surveillance planes being used by UNSCOM inspectors. Current events of October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30) (Thursday) In Newton, Massachusetts, British au pair Louise Woodward is found guilty of the baby-shaking death of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen.

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