12 april 1997 was een zaterdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♈. Het was de 101e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 29 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op zondag 12 april 2026, 66 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op maandag 12 april 2027, in 298 dagen. Je hebt 10.658 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 255.809 uur, of ongeveer 15.348.550 minuten, of ongeveer 920.913.000 seconden.
Date: 13 April 1997
By Steven Lee Myers
Steven Myers
Newseum, news museum that will open in Arlington, Virginia, chronicles history of journalism; photo; project was developed by Freedom Forum and endowed by Gannett Company; director Peter S Prichard comments (S)
Date: 13 April 1997
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Comment on lackluster news scene in recent months (S)
Date: 12 April 1997
Brooklyn District Attorney dismisses disorderly conduct charge against Julia Campbell, freelance reporter who was arrested while covering funeral procession of slain rapper Christopher G Wallace for New York Times on March 18; Police Comr Howard Safir describes arrest as unfortunate; Times acknowledges that Campbell's use of harsh language in the heat of the moment was 'not appropriate' (S)
Date: 13 April 1997
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir article contends that readers seeking best coverage of Jackie Robinson breaking modern major league color barrier got it from black weeklies such as Pittsburgh Courier, not mainstream New York newspapers; photo of Robinson with Courier columnist Wendell Smith, who was hired by Brooklyn Dodgers to room with Robinson during his first season (M)
Date: 12 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boeing Co creates new unit, Boeing Enterprises, to seek business in airline maintenance and other aviation services (S)
Date: 12 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stock of Boston Scientific Corp plunges 24 percent after company warns that first-quarter profit will be behind estimates (S)
Date: 12 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aon Corp says it will buy London-based Minet Group from St Paul Companies as it expands in insurance brokerage business (S)
Date: 12 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Century Telephone Enterprises Inc agrees to buy Pacificorp's wireless phone business in Midwest for $164.4 million in cash plus 18,000 local telephone lines in four Western states (S)
Date: 12 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
France will sell 18 million shares of Compagnie des Machines Bull, nearly halving its stake in country's biggest computer maker (S)
Date: 12 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Delgratia Mining Corp's report of big gold discovery in Nevada was based on laboratory tests conducted by unlicensed assayer who was convicted of securities fraud in 1978 (M)