360What happened in 1997?
6 moments from 1997 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 11 May 1997
IBM's Deep Blue beats the world chess champion
On 11 May 1997, IBM's chess computer Deep Blue won the sixth and final game of a match against the world champion Garry Kasparov in New York, winning the match 3½ to 2½. It was the first time a computer had beaten a reigning world champion in a match under tournament conditions, a milestone for artificial intelligence.
- On this day · 13 April 1997
Tiger Woods wins the Masters at 21
On 13 April 1997, Tiger Woods won the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, at the age of 21, by a record 12 strokes. He was the youngest winner of the event and the first of African-American and Asian heritage. He went on to win 15 major titles.
- On this day · 11 September 1997
Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars
On 11 September 1997, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor arrived at Mars and went into orbit. Over nine years, it mapped the whole planet in detail and found gullies that suggested water had flowed on its surface in recent times. It helped choose landing sites for later rovers.
- On this day · 15 October 1997
The Cassini spacecraft is launched to Saturn
On 15 October 1997, the Cassini spacecraft was launched to Saturn, carrying the European Huygens probe. It orbited Saturn for 13 years, finding geysers of water on the moon Enceladus, before ending its mission by diving into the planet in 2017.
- 3 May 1997 · from IBM's Deep Blue beats the world chess champion
The rematch begins
- 11 May 1997 · from IBM's Deep Blue beats the world chess champion
Deep Blue wins the match