Unix Timestamp: 859161600
Monday, March 24. 1997, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The 69th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, with "The English Patient" winning Best Picture.

In San Diego, California, 39 Heaven's Gate cultists commit mass suicide at their compound.

Julius Chan resigns as prime minister of Papua New Guinea, ending the Sandline affair.