Today's famous date is recent history, happening just before we entered the new century. It's a story of cults, aliens, and Nike shoes. If you were alive in 1997, I'm sure you'll remember this famous event.

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Associated Press. “Doctor Charged with Murdering Patient.” The Daily Journal (Flat River, Missouri), March 27, 1997. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Doctor Charged with Murdering Patient.” The Daily Journal (Flat River, Missouri), March 27, 1997. www.newspapers.com.

Balko, Radley. “Solving Kathy Mabry's Murder.” HuffPost. HuffPost, December 7, 2017. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kathy-mabry-murder-steven-hayne-michael-west_n_2456970.

Barcella, Laura. “Heaven's Gate, 23 Years Later: Remembering 38 People Who Died With Cult Leader.” PEOPLE.com, March 26, 2020. https://people.com/crime/heavens-gate-22-years-later-remembering-lives-lost/.

“Heaven's Gate Cult Members Found Dead.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, February 9, 2010. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavens-gate-cult-members-found-dead.

Holewa, Lisa. “Doctor's Murder Trial Ends with Acquittal.” AP NEWS. Associated Press, June 27, 1997. https://apnews.com/article/9e535c864d8deb58fa4c4d5fea9a20c1.

“Mississippi Innocence Project Develops Lead in 1997 Rape Homicide.” Ole Miss News, September 23, 2014. https://news.olemiss.edu/mississippi-innocence-project-develops-lead-1997-rape-homicide/.

Perry, Tony, Michael Granberry, and Anne-Marie O'Connor. “39 Dead in Apparent Suicide: Bodies Found in Rancho Santa Fe Mansion.” Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), March 27, 1997, edition. www.newspapers.com.

Rein, Lisa. “Straphangers Peer into Future.” Daily News (New York, New York), March 27, 1997. www.newspapers.com.

Scripps Howard News Service. “Wal_Mart To Expand Internet Shopping.” The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana), March 27, 1997. www.newspapers.com.

Shelby, Joyce, and John Marzulli. “Man's Face Slashed by Teen on Q-Train.” Daily News (New York, New York), March 27, 1997. www.newspapers.com.

Smith, Robert H. “Authorities Investigate Brutal Slaying in Isola.” The Enterprise-Tocsin (Indianola, Mississippi), March 27, 1997. www.newspapers.com.