Le 4 janvier 1998 était un dimanche sous le signe astral du ♑. C'était le 3ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 28 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le dimanche 4 janvier 2026, il y a 158 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le lundi 4 janvier 2027, dans 206 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 385 jours, soit environ 249 258 heures, ou environ 14 955 495 minutes, ou environ 897 329 700 secondes.
Date: 04 January 1998
By Lee Powell
Lee Powell
Comment recent news covered by Wheaton College newspaper; big issue is easing of ban on dancing, but only for married couples; unmarried students may square-dance; photo; Wheaton is Christian college in Chicago suburbs (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Monica Holly-Utsey
Monica Holly-Utsey
Comment on news covered by Howard University campus newspape this semester; articles cover women students' participation in Million Women March; photo (special sectionn, Education Lif) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Josh Horowitz
Josh Horowitz
Comment on news covered by campus paper at Hobart and William Smith Colleges this semester, including scare about drug reportedly used in date rapes (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Sandy Edry
Sandy Edry
Comments on decision by Stanford University newspaper, The Daily, not to cover freshman Chelsea Clinton unless she involves herself in newsworthy event; photo; debate erupts after columnist Jesse Oxfeld is dismissed for violating rule (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Sandy Edry
Sandy Edry
Roundup of major issues on several college campuses this semester, as seen by college newspapers and campus correspondents (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Haliman Abdullah
Haliman Abdullah
Comment on issues covered by University of Alabama campus newspaper this semester, including accusations against fraternity-sorority coalition, Theta Nu Epsilon (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Bill Staggs
Bill Staggs
Comment on campus news at Berkeley this semester, including controversial demonstrations by Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary; photo (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Howard W. French
Howard French
Democracy and independent media begin to make profound changes in the African countries where they are given a chance to take root; many Africans are shocked at the decline of Western backing for democratic change; Sec of State Madeleine K Albright praised a 'new generation' of African leaders on her first tour of continent, all them conspicuously undemocratic; photo (M)
Date: 05 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Meditrust Companies, real estate investment trust, will buy La Quinta Inns Inc for $2.1 billion in cash and stock in move to expand its real-estate holdings with its first hotel purchase (M)
Date: 05 January 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-10 Israel's Foreign Minister Carries Out Threat to Quit Israel's Foreign Minister, David Levy, left, resigned. The move left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his most serious challenge in 19 months of almost constant crises, and his right-wing coalition Government with a razor-thin majority in Parliament. Mr. Levy threatened last week to take the step to protest the lack of money for social welfare programs in the 1998 budget, as well as the stagnation of peace talks with the Palestinians. A1 Moi Declared Winner in Kenya Daniel arap Moi was officially declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election, giving him a fifth five-year term. Opposition leaders challenged the result of the vote, held last week, accusing agents of Mr. Moi of causing widespread ballot shortages and other irregularities. Election observers agreed that the voting was flawed and chaotic, but said it was not substantially rigged in Mr. Moi's favor. A1