Le 13 mars 1997 était un jeudi sous le signe astral du ♓. C'était le 71ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 29 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le vendredi 13 mars 2026, il y a 93 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le samedi 13 mars 2027, dans 271 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 685 jours, soit environ 256 452 heures, ou environ 15 387 123 minutes, ou environ 923 227 380 secondes.
Date: 14 March 1997
By David W. Chen
David Chen
Wired News, San Francisco-based on-line affiliate of Wired magazine, chooses Feed, one of New York's oldest and best-known on-line magazine, to be its first-ever news bureau; photo of Feed magazine founders Stefanie Syman and Steven Johnson (M)
Date: 13 March 1997
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Daily News will begin on March 19 to publish once-a-month Sunday magazine supplement aimed at New Yorkers with roots in Caribbean; magazine to be called Caribbeat Monthly (S)
Date: 14 March 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
CBS announces that it has signed Bryant Gumbel, longtime anchor of NBC's Today program, to deal that will give him his own prime-time news magazine program and three entertainment specials a year; he will also be co-owner of a company that will produce programs for syndication; his new salary is estimated at $5 million to $7 million a year, but most significant financial arrangement is partnership established between new production company to be formed by Gumbel and syndication arm of CBS, Eyemark; Gumbel comments; photo (L)
Date: 13 March 1997
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Analysis of Rupert Murdoch's plans to invest $1 billion in satellite television service; Murdoch said two weeks ago he planned to combine his satellite operations with Echostar Communications Corp to create new service called Sky; service could pose first genuine threat to cable television because it plans to beam local stations along with cable networks; some broadcasters are also unnerved because they fear that Sky will beam only local stations from major markets; that raises prospect that Sky customer living in Worcester, Mass, could begin getting local stations from Boston with 18-inch receiver dish (L)
Date: 14 March 1997
By Francis X. Clines
Francis Clines
Tony Blankley, who was spokesman for Newt Gingrich in House Speaker's most combative phase, has left to join six-figure-income world of talking heads; he discusses his new jobs with CNN and George magazine, interview at gentleman's farm in Great Falls, Virginia; photo (S)
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US dollar falls against the mark after Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer suggests that dollar's value has reached its peak; British pound tumbles to four-month low against the dollar (M)
Date: 14 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ford Motor Co will offer the public a 16.6 percent stake in its Hertz Corp car rental unit, selling 17.4 million shares in an initial public offering; shares will be offered at $21 to $24 (S)
Date: 14 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dillon, Read & Co is in talks to buy back remaining stake in the firm held by ING Barings (S)
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries agrees to buy Chesrown Automotive Group and Bankston Enterprises for $104 million in stock, latest expansion of H Wayne Huizenga's chain of new-car dealerships (S)
Date: 14 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ohio Department of Insurance rejects Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp's proposed $299.5 million purchase of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio; Ohio officials say Columbia/HCA is not offering enough and that other offers were not adequately considered (S)