August 1997 in the United States

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august 6: atc radio traffic after korean air flight 801 crashed in guam



august 1 – steve jobs returns apple computer, inc @ macworld in boston.
august 6 – microsoft buys $150 million share of financially troubled apple computer.
august 6 – korean air flight 801 crashes while attempting land in u.s. territory of guam, killing hundreds of passengers.






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