1997 in the United States

thumb|right|The team with ThrustSSC alt=|thumb|ThrustSSC on display in the Coventry Transport Museum's Landspeed Gallery alt=|thumb|Side view of Thrust SSC showing its branding and marks at Coventry Transport Museum thumb|right|One of the Rolls-Royce engines in the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum

46th Miss Universe

overview of USA-related events during the year of 1997