July 7, 1997
A Big Mac cost $2.42 that summer of 1997, and the Dow Jones sat at 7,908 — the same week that two of the largest defense companies in the country, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, announced a merger that would reshape the American military contracting industry. At the multiplex, "Men in Black" was the summer's dominant film, while on the radio, "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans had held the top spot for weeks following the death of Notorious B.I.G. On July 4, NASA's Pathfinder probe successfully landed on the surface of Mars, deploying the Sojourner rover and transmitting the first ground-level images from the planet in more than two decades.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 7, 1997
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 7, 1997
President Is Linked To Urgent Enlisting Of Top Fund-Raiser
Suspect In 1996 Saudi Bombing Says He Was In Iran At The Time
Under The Volcano
Mexico'S Governing Party Loses Control Of Congress, Ending 7-Decade Monopoly
Burial Of Veteran'S Remains
Clinton Cheers Exultant Poles, And Vice Versa
World Events — July 1997
Time Person of the Year — 1997
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 7, 1997
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1996–97 Season
Emmy Winners — 1997
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — July 7, 1997
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 7, 1997
On the field
Sports Champions — July 7, 1997
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