| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 02 1997 | End premiership of sir John Major |
| May 02 1997 | Start premiership of Tony Blair |
| May 06 1997 | Bank Of England Independent From Political Control |
| May 08 1997 | Chinese 737 Crashes At Bao'an Airport |
| May 10 1997 | Earthquake In Iran Leaves 50,000 Homeless |
| May 10 1997 | Maeslantkering Opened By Queen Beatrix In Netherlands |
| May 11 1997 | Computer Defeats Kasparov In Chess |
| May 15 1997 | U.S. Government Acknowledges Laos ""Secret War."" |
| May 16 1997 | Mobutu Sese Seko Flees Zaire |
| May 17 1997 | Zaire Renamed Democratic Republic Of The Congo |
| May 19 1997 | Sierra Gorda Biosphere Established |
| May 22 1997 | First Female US Bomber Pilot Accepts Discharge |
| May 25 1997 | Military Coup Replaces Ahmad In Sierra |
| May 27 1997 | Unusual Tornado Occurs In Jarrell, Texas |
| May 27 1997 | The Us Supreme Court Jones Pusue |