Der 16. Januar 1997 war ein Donnerstag unter dem Sternzeichen ♑. Es war der 15. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Wenn Sie an diesem Tag geboren wurden, sind Sie 29 Jahre alt. Ihr letzter Geburtstag war am Freitag, 16. Januar 2026, vor 146 Tagen. Ihr nächster Geburtstag ist am Samstag, 16. Januar 2027 in 218 Tagen. Sie haben 10.738 Tage gelebt oder ungefähr 257.722 Stunden oder ungefähr 15.463.333 Minuten oder ungefähr 927.799.980 Sekunden.
Date: 16 January 1997
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Critic's Notebook column examines repercussions of successful suit by Food Lion supermarket chain against ABC-TV and producers of Prime Time Live documentary news program; company charged defendants with fraud, trespass and deceptive trade practices in producing allegedly slanted undercover documentary about company's unsafe handling of meat (M)
Date: 16 January 1997
By Raghida Dergham
Raghida Dergham
Op-Ed article by Raghida Dergham, United Nations bureau chief of Al Hayat, says whoever sent letter bombs to Al Hayat missed main point: in newspapers, you print the message; says Al Hayat has been forum for differing views, and has annoyed more than one government or organization, as would any independent newspaper that covers intricacies of Middle East; says trying to destroy forum that encourages exchange of views could not be goal of any thoughtful political person in government or in the opposition (M)
Date: 16 January 1997
By William C. Rhoden
William Rhoden
Biographical sketch of New York Giants head coach James Edward Fassel; notes that he was born in Anaheim, Calif, on Aug 31, 1949 (M)
Date: 16 January 1997
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
Man in the News profile of Dennis B Ross, State Department official who brokered deal on Israeli withdrawal from West Bank, winning trust of two people who did not trust each other, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasir Arafat; photo (M)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Home Depot Inc says it will buy Maintenance Warehouse/America Corp, direct-mail marketer of maintenance and repair supplies; terms of stock transaction are not disclosed (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Synopsys Inc says it will buy Epic Design Technology Inc for $427.1 million in stock-swap merger (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Agco Inc to buy Xaver Fendt GmbH & Co for $321 million in cash and debt (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lincoln National Corp says it will buy mutual fund business of Voyageur Cos for about $69 million in stock (S)
Date: 16 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hewlett-Packard Co and Cisco Systems Inc form alliance to support each other's products; Hewlett-Packard will standardize its products for use with Cisco networking equipment and will recommend that its customers choose Cisco products (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ryerson Tull Inc says it agreed to acquire Thypin Steel Co for $140 million in cash and assumed debt (S)