Le 17 juin 1998 était un mercredi sous le signe astral du ♊. C'était le 167ème 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 mercredi 17 juin 2026, il y a 3 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le jeudi 17 juin 2027, dans 361 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 230 jours, soit environ 245 526 heures, ou environ 14 731 617 minutes, ou environ 883 897 020 secondes.
Date: 18 June 1998
By Katie Hafner
Katie Hafner
L Brent Bozell 3d, chairman of Media Research Center, a conservative watchdog group, opens Conservative News Service on the Web (www.conservativenews.org) to report news that he says is not touched by traditional media (S)
Date: 17 June 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Cable News Network will expand from half hour to full hour its popular news program, Moneyline With Lou Dobbs, and will change name to Moneyline News Hour with Lou Dobbs (S)
Date: 17 June 1998
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column, noting that subject of Steven Brill's article in Content magazine is how press handled probe of Pres Clinton's relationship with Monica S Lewinsky, holds Clinton aide Rahm Emanuel manipulated willing media into focusing instead on independent counsel Kenneth W Starr's admission that he and staff briefed reporters on probe; says article's key point is that small mionority of reporters wrote erroneous stories that were amplified in media feeding frenzy; holds Brill, despite mistakes, is not Clinton lackey or singlemindedly anti-press (M)
Date: 17 June 1998
By Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Gelder
News: Fresh Laurels***Composer Elliott Carter is recipient of Prince Pierre Foundation Music Award for composition, Allegro Scorrevole, commissioned by Cleveland Orchestra; foundation was created more than 30 years ago by Prince Rainier in memory of father; photo; Billy Ray Cyrus wins honors at TNN Music City News Country Awards for best single, song, video, album and male vocalist; Neal McCoy wins award as Entertainer of the Year; Brooklyn Museum of Art is displaying 200 exquisite works from five major Russian museum collections in 'Jewels of the Romanovs' exhibit; Chicago Cultural Center is staging exhibit showcasing new generation of contemporary Mexican artists; photo; Rolling Stones cancel concert in Milan, Italy, after Mick Jagger becomes ill with laryngitis (M)
Date: 18 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
LaSalle Partners Inc is in talks with Jones Lang Wootton that might lead to a merger; LaSalle also says it is in negotiations with Lend Lease Corp to buy Compass Management and Leasing Inc as well as Lend Lease's US retail management business (S)
Date: 17 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pepsico Inc to sell its E Wedel SA chocolate and cookie business in Poland and invest proceeds in its sodas and snacks business there (S)
Date: 17 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Clear Channel Communications Inc agrees to acquire Dame Media Inc for $85 million in stock and assumed debt (S)
Date: 18 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American Express Co to buy Havas Voyages, France's biggest travel agency, for about 1 billion French francs ($166 million) from Havas SA (S)
Date: 18 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coventry Industries Corp to acquire Communicare PEO for more than $50 million to expand its employee staffing services; Coventry also terminates its letter of intent to acquire Kiwi International Holdings Inc (S)
Date: 17 June 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NTL Inc to buy Comtel, British cable unit of KPN Koninklyke PTT Nederland NV, dominant Dutch phone and post company, for $898 million (US) in stock and cash (S)