A Millionaire
Time: 1997
Place: U.S.
Details: Bezos first became a millionaire in 1997 after raising $54 million through Amazon's initial public offering (IPO).
‹ Earlier in historyAdidas AG acquired The Salomon Group1997 Later in history ›The Company went Public1997
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
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1993 - U.S.
Memorial day-Northern states adapt Decoration day
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Mother's Day-Ann Reeves Jarvis
1905 - U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-I Heard You Paint Houses
2004 - U.S.
Financial crisis of 2007–2008-New Century filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Apr, 2007 - U.S.
Gary Ridgway-Ridgway's sentence
Dec, 2003 - U.S
Trivial Pursuit-$300 million lawsuit
Oct, 1984 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-The Hero
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Jimmy Hoffa-A Deferment from Military Service in World War Ii
1947 - U.S.
George Washington-Wayne instructed his troops on Indian warfare tactics
1792 - U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-The Trials of Jimmy Hoffa
1970 - U.S.
Anna May Wong-Wong returned to the U.S.
Jun, 1935 - U.S.
Oppo-First Oppo Find
Feb, 2013 - U.S.
USA civil war-Lincoln made Grant commander of all Union armies
Jan, 1864 - U.S
Eminem-Angry Blonde
Tuesday Nov 21, 2000 - U.S.
Father's Day-Harry claimed that he had first come up with the idea for Father's Day
1915 - U.S.
Steven Spielberg-1st Marriage
Nov, 1985 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Noble Title of Seiuli
Jul, 2004 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Lauren Hashian
2007 - U.S.
Financial crisis of 2007–2008-The federal funds rate was lowered to zero percent
Tuesday Dec 16, 2008 - U.S.
Carter G. Woodson-Woodson published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States in 1830
1924 - U.S.
Richard Jewell-An Ex-Fbi Agent
1996 - U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-F.I.S.T.
1978 - U.S.
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Tuesday Jun 2, 2015 - U.S.
USA civil war-History of the Slavery in the United States
1526 - U.S
Freddie Mercury-Bohemian Rhapsody
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Financial crisis of 2007–2008-The Federal Reserve guaranteed Bear Stearns' bad loans to facilitate its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase
Monday Mar 17, 2008 - U.S.
Ronald Reagan-Disapproved recommendation
Tuesday Jul 17, 1945 - U.S.
The Wright brothers-Record that held for almost 10 years
Monday Oct 24, 2011 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Ellis Island Medal of Honor
1986 - U.S.
Colombian conflict-Extraditing the Jailed paramilitary leaders to the United States
May, 2008 - U.S.
Robert Fulton-Member of the Erie Canal Commission
Jan, 1811 - U.S.
Nikola Tesla-Little interest in Tesla's ideas
1886 - U.S.
USA civil war-First Battle of Bull Run
Jul, 1861 - U.S
Linux-Linus Torvalds statment
1991 - U.S.
Halloween-Trick-or-treating first U.S. appearance
1934 - U.S.
Spanish Flu-U.S. Massive Infections
Oct, 1918 - U.S.
Computer animation-Jurassic Park
1993 - U.S.
Russell Bufalino-The Irishman
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Internet-First ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles
Oct, 1967 - U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-Early Union Activity
1930s - U.S.
Gary Ridgway-Gary Ridgway's confessions
Wednesday Nov 5, 2003 - U.S
Anna May Wong-Grandparents had resided in the U.S. since at least 1855
1850s - U.S.
Donald Trump-Journalist Jonathan Greenberg report in 2018
2018 - U.S.
Sofia Kenin-Ranking no.12
Monday Oct 21, 2019 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017 - U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-Howard Hughes Corporation
1972 - U.S.
Warren Buffett-The Giving Pledge
Thursday Dec 9, 2010 - U.S.
Frederick Douglass-Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
1881 - U.S.
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2017 - U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-Washington Targets Beijing With Steep Tariffs
Wednesday Apr 2, 2025 - US
The US- China trade conflict-U.S. hikes tariffs on key chinese imports
Tuesday May 14, 2024 - US
Dwayne Johnson-The YouTube Factory
2016 - U.S.
September 11 (9/11) Attacks-The Report Detailed the Events of 9/11
Thursday Jul 22, 2004 - U.S.
Mass Shootings in the United States-Frequency
2011 - U.S.
George Washington-The American Revolutionary War
Thursday Apr 20, 1775 - U.S.
Spanish Flu-United States breach
Jan, 1918 - Fort Riley, Kansas, U.S.
Computer animation-SGI
1981 - U.S.
Frederick Douglass-Douglass became the first African American to receive a vote for President of the United States
1888 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-The Rock Says...
2000 - U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer
2006 - U.S.
Bicycle-Across The Atlantic
Jul, 1865 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Fighting, Theft, and Check Fraud
1980s - U.S.
Anna May Wong-Wong preformed in Peter Pan
Monday Dec 29, 1924 - U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-Involved with a high profile lawsuit
1953 - U.S.
Visa Inc.-International Bankcard Company (IBANCO), a multinational member corporation, was founded in order to manage the international BankAmericard program
1974 - U.S.
Billie Eilish-No Time to Die
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020 - U.S.
Sofia Kenin-Turning professional
Sep, 2017 - U.S.
Warren Buffett-Buffett Challenged Trump
Monday Aug 1, 2016 - U.S.
Anna May Wong-The Good Earth
Monday Mar 2, 1931 - U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-US Tariffs on China Are Illegal
Monday Sep 14, 2020 - US
USA civil war-Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States
Monday Mar 4, 1861 - U.S
Richard Jewell-Hero
1996 - U.S.
Christopher Paul Gardner-Father of the year award
2002 - U.S.
Virtual reality-Oculus Rift S
2019 - U.S.
Cuban Missile Crisis-CIA's National reviewed the U-2 photographs
Monday Oct 15, 1962 - U.S
Mass Shootings in the United States-Weapons Used
2014 - U.S.
Eminem-Campaign Speech
Wednesday Oct 19, 2016 - U.S.
Billie Eilish-Grammy Awards
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019 - U.S.
Linux-Stallman started the Free Software Foundation
1985 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Intercontinental Championship to Owen Hart
Monday Apr 28, 1997 - U.S.
Microsoft-Judgement Handed Down The Case
Monday Apr 3, 2000 - U.S.
Cuban Missile Crisis-John A. McCone and John F. Kennedy discussed Soviets' plan
Friday Aug 10, 1962 - U.S
Donald Trump-2019 billionaires ranking
2019 - U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-Bruce Almighty
2003 - U.S.
Russell Bufalino-Buffalo Mobsters
1920s - U.S.
Donald Trump-The Apprentice
2003 - U.S.
Cameras-Brownie
1900 - U.S.
Elon Musk-Hyperloop
Monday Aug 12, 2013 - United States
Carter G. Woodson-Red Summer
May, 1919 - U.S.
US Airways Flight 1549: Sully-Crew awards and honors
Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 - U.S.
John Hawkins Birth
Sunday Oct 18, 1564 - America
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Family moved to Abilene
1892 - Abilene, Kansas, U.S.
John F. Kennedy-First Command
Sunday Jul 12, 1942 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Family moved to Kansas
1880s - Kansas, U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-Defend the Teamsters Unions
20th Century - U.S.
Frank Fritz -Allegations of infidelity
Nov, 2018 - USA
Richard Jewell-A Failed Law Enforcement Officer
1996 - U.S.
Gary Webb-Kill the Messenger (2014 film)
Friday Oct 10, 2014 - U.S
1997
Huawei-A Contract to provide fixed-line network products
1997 - China
HTC-Foundation
1997 - Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Kosovo War-Large amount of arms
1997 - Kosovo
Christmas Island-The Australian Indian Ocean Territories
1997 - Christmas Island
1997 Asian financial crisis-The Hanbo scandal
1997 - South Korea
1997 Asian financial crisis-Having largely kept itself above the fray
1997 - China
1997 Asian financial crisis-Millions of people fell below the poverty line
1997 - Southeast Asia
Hugo Chávez-2nd Marriage
1997 - Venezuela
Colombian conflict-The Colombian Government renounced landmines use
1997 - Colombia
Colombian conflict-The CONVIVIR Groups were left without legal Support
1997 - Colombia
Slobodan Milošević-The Serbian Economy began growing
1997 - Serbia
Adidas-Imprisonment
1997 - Paris, France
Francesco Totti-To Sampdoria on Loan
Wednesday Jan 1, 1997 at 02 PM - Genoa, Italy
Adidas-Adidas AG acquired The Salomon Group
1997 - France
Papa John's Pizza-The Company went Public
1997 - Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
Microprocessor-55% of All CPUs Sold In The world were 8-bit Microcontrollers
1997 - U.S.
Papa John's Pizza-Pizza Hut Filed a Lawsuit against Papa John's
1997 - Jeffersontown, Kentucky, U.S.
Marvel Studios-Various film productions based on Marvel characters
1997 - Burbank, California, U.S.
Windows-Internet Explorer 4
1997 - Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Computer animation-Titanic
1997 - U.S.
Vodafone-A New CEO
Jan, 1997 - Newbury, England, U.K.
Patch Adams-Adams won the Peace Abbey Courage
1997 - Virginia, United States
Slobodan Milošević-Milošević recognized the opposition victories
Tuesday Feb 4, 1997 - Serbia
Kobe Bryant-The youngest dunk champion ever
1997 - Gund Arena, Cleveland, U.S.
Apple Inc.-Jobs back to Apple
Sunday Feb 9, 1997 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Intercontinental Championship
Thursday Feb 13, 1997 - Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Java (programming language)-JDK 1.1
Wednesday Feb 19, 1997 - California, U.S.
Nokia-The First to launch digital satellite receivers
Mar, 1997 - United Kingdom
Mother Teresa-Resignation
Thursday Mar 13, 1997 - India
Netflix-Introduction of DVDs
Monday Mar 24, 1997 - Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Vladimir Putin-Presidential Staff
Wednesday Mar 26, 1997 - Moscow, Russia
Muhammad Yunus-The inaugural ceremony of Grameenphone
Wednesday Mar 26, 1997 - Bangladesh
Dwayne Johnson-Johnson Defeated Bret Hart
Monday Mar 31, 1997 - Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Ayman al-Zawahiri-Imprisonment in Russia
Tuesday Apr 1, 1997 - Russia
Colombian conflict-Creating the AUC
Apr, 1997 - Colombia
Kobe Bryant-First playoffs
1997 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-"Steel"
1997 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker
Sunday Apr 20, 1997 - Rochester, New York, U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-The 1996–97 season
Sunday Apr 20, 1997 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Second Chechen War-Bomb exploded in the Russian railway station
Wednesday Apr 23, 1997 - Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Shaquille O'Neal-In his first playoff game for the Lakers
Friday Apr 25, 1997 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Intercontinental Championship to Owen Hart
Monday Apr 28, 1997 - U.S.
Theresa May-A Seat in Parliament
Thursday May 1, 1997 - Maidenhead, England
1997 Asian financial crisis-Interest rates raised
May, 1997 - Philippines
Tony Blair-Blair as a Prime Minister
Friday May 2, 1997 - England
Dwayne Johnson-Marriage
Saturday May 3, 1997 - U.S.
Amazon-Amazon went public
May, 1997 - Seattle, Washington, U.S.
First Chechen War-On peace and the principles of Russian-Chechen relations
Monday May 12, 1997 - Moscow, Russia
Amazon-Barnes & Noble sued Amazon
Monday May 12, 1997 - U.S.
1997 Asian financial crisis-Speculative attacks
Wednesday May 14, 1997 - Thailand
Impeachment of Bill Clinton-Court ordered the Case to Proceed
May, 1997 - U.S.
Angelina Jolie-True Women
Sunday May 18, 1997 - United States
Second Chechen War-Bomb exploded in the Russian railway station of Pyatigorsk
Wednesday May 28, 1997 - Stavropol Krai, Russia
NATO Establishment-Forming The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
Thursday May 29, 1997 - Sintra, Portugal
1997 Asian financial crisis-Trade surplus of more than $900 million
Jun, 1997 - Indonesia
Pope Francis-Archbishop of Buenos Aires
Tuesday Jun 3, 1997 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
1997 Asian financial crisis-A Promise
Monday Jun 30, 1997 - Thailand
1997 Asian financial crisis-Kia Motors emergency loans
Jul, 1997 - South Korea
Jim Carrey-2nd Divorce
Jul, 1997 - U.S.
Hugo Chávez-Chávez Founded a Political Party
Tuesday Jul 1, 1997 - Caracas, Venezuela
1997 Asian financial crisis-Malaysian ringgit was heavily traded by speculators
Jul, 1997 - Malaysia
1997 Asian financial crisis-Indonesia's monetary authorities widened the rupiah currency trading band
Jul, 1997 - Indonesia
Colombian conflict-The Temporary demilitarization of The Municipality of Cartagena del Chairá
Jul, 1997 - Cartagena Del Chairá, Caquetá, Colombia
Michael Ballack-Moving to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Tuesday Jul 1, 1997 - Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1997 Asian financial crisis-Crisis is triggered
Wednesday Jul 2, 1997 - Philippines
1997 Asian financial crisis-Float the Baht
Wednesday Jul 2, 1997 - Thailand
Juneteenth-Congress recognized the day through Senate Joint Resolution 11 and House Joint Resolution 56
1997 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Jeff Bezos-Initial Public Offering (IPO)
1997 - Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Richard Jewell-Janet Reno
Jul, 1997 - U.S.
Elon Musk-The Graduation
1997 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Angelina Jolie-Anybody Seen My Baby?
Jul, 1997 - New York, United States
Slobodan Milošević-The President of The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Wednesday Jul 23, 1997 - Serbia (Then The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
Richard Jewell-Richard Jewell v. New York Post
Wednesday Jul 23, 1997 - New York, U.S.
Nokia-The First Digital Satellite receiver with Common Interface (CI) support
Aug, 1997 - Finland
1997 Asian financial crisis-The HKMA and Donald Tsang, then the Financial Secretary, declared war on speculators
Aug, 1997 - Hong Kong
KFC-Tricon Global Restaurants
Aug, 1997 - Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Plane Accidents-Korean Air Flight 801
Wednesday Aug 6, 1997 - Guam
1997 Asian financial crisis-Rescue package
Monday Aug 11, 1997 - Thailand
Jacinda Ardern-Young Labour
1997 - Wellington, New Zealand
1997 Asian financial crisis-A Free-floating exchange rate
Thursday Aug 14, 1997 - Indonesia
Java (programming language)-De Facto Standard
1997 - U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Knee Injury
Aug, 1997 - U.S.
Java (programming language)-Sued
1997 - California, U.S.
1997 Asian financial crisis-Bailout package
Wednesday Aug 20, 1997 - Thailand
Angelina Jolie-Second Attempt
1997 - California, United States
Angelina Jolie-First Golden Globe
Sunday Aug 24, 1997 - Los Angeles, California, United States
Netflix-Netflix foundation
Friday Aug 29, 1997 - Scotts Valley, California, U.S.
Netflix-First online DVD-rental store
Friday Aug 29, 1997 - Scotts Valley, California, U.S.
Prince Charles-Princess Diana's Death
Sunday Aug 31, 1997 - Paris, France
Princess Diana-Death
Sunday Aug 31, 1997 - Paris, France
Prince Harry-Princess Diana's Death
Sunday Aug 31, 1997 - Paris, France
Prince William-Diana death
Sunday Aug 31, 1997 - Paris, France
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Duke was on holiday at Balmoral when Diana was killed
Sunday Aug 31, 1997 - Scotland, United Kingdom
1997 Asian financial crisis-A historic low
Sep, 1997 - Indonesia
Lady Gaga-Going to school
1997 - 1 East 91st Street Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Ronaldinho-World Cup U-17
Thursday Sep 4, 1997 - Egypt
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Queen and the Duke shielded their grandsons from the ensuing press interest
Sep, 1997 - Scotland, United Kingdom
Mother Teresa-Mother Tresa's Death
Friday Sep 5, 1997 - India
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Diana's funeral
Friday Sep 5, 1997 - London, England, United Kingdom
Jeff Bezos-Critical Reports
1997 - Bellevue, Washington, U.S.