The February 8, 1992 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 38 day of the year. President of the United States was George Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 34 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, February 8, 2026, 146 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, February 8, 2027, in 218 days. You have lived for 12,565 days, or about 301,564 hours, or about 18,093,894 minutes, or about 1,085,633,640 seconds.
8th of February 1992 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on February 8, 1992
Meet the Press: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Date: 09 February 1992
By Alex S. Jones
Alex Jones
In a broadcast that may have set a new standard for tastelessness, the syndicated tabloid television program "A Current Affair" interviewed Gennifer Flowers last week about the affair she says she had with Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas. In the interview Ms. Flowers was asked to rate the Presidential candidate as a lover on a scale of one to ten, which she earnestly did. Then, to close the show, Ms. Flowers, a sometime nightclub singer, warbled "Stand By Your Man," the Tammy Wynette song Mr. Clinton's wife, Hillary, slighted when she defended her husband on "60 Minutes."
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The Photo Op: Making Icons or Playing Politics?
Date: 09 February 1992
By Charles Hagen
Charles Hagen
The scene comes out of the best tradition of American barnstorming politics, as practiced in the media age. Patrick J. Buchanan, the conservative television commentator and maverick candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 18, is in the middle of a daylong campaign blitz along the western edge of the state. By late morning the candidate has made his way to Butson's supermarket in Woodsville. Trailed by a ramshackle army of campaign aides and media people, microphone booms raised like halberds, he enters the store in search of votes. Halfway down the first aisle he accepts a slice of pizza from a young woman handing out samples. As he begins to munch, photographers and television crews jostle for position in front of him, TV lights blazing and photographic strobes flashing. After a moment, Mr. Buchanan heads down another aisle and buys a ticket for the New Hampshire lottery. Again, photographers and television crews cluster eagerly, as he holds up the ticket and half-eaten slice of pizza.
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Pittsburgh Food Critic's Suicide Leaves a Trail of Suspicions
Date: 08 February 1992
By Michael Decourcy Hinds
Michael Hinds
Mike Kalina, a 49-year-old restaurant critic and travel writer for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, was well on his way to becoming a national television celebrity when his health and career began crumbling in the last two months. He committed suicide a week ago, leaving behind no explanation, only a trail of suspicions that he was involved in unethical and possibly criminal business dealings. Friends and colleagues said this week that they found incomprehensible the accusations that are nonetheless the subject of a Federal investigation.
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Lufthansa Delay
Date: 08 February 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lufthansa A.G., the German state-owned airline, confirmed that it was considering postponing orders for 11 aircraft from the Boeing Company and Airbus Industrie that are to be delivered in 1993. "No decisions have been made yet, but a postponed delivery or cancellation of that order is presenty under discussion," a spokesman said. He said the company had no plans to delay delivery of the 20 aircraft Lufthansa ordered for 1992.
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Neurogen-Pfizer
Date: 08 February 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Neurogen Corporation said Pfizer Inc. would buy a million common shares in connection with a program for the development and sale of drugs for the central nervous system. Neurogen, based in Branford, Conn., said the agreement could bring it $50 million. Pfizer, based in New York, will finance a five-year research and development program and will gain access to Neurogen's technology, Neurogen said. The program will initially focus on the $2.5 billion market for tension-relieving drugs, where few products exist that do not produce harmful side effects. Neurogen stock gained $1.375 today, closing at $18.625 in over-the-counter trading.
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Enserch Selling Humphreys Unit
Date: 08 February 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Enserch Corporation said it would leave the offshore oil-platform engineering business by selling most of a unit to Kvaerner A.S. in Norway for $28 million. It said Kvaerner, based in Oslo, had acquired the offshore engineering business of the unit, Humphreys & Glasgow International P.L.C.
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Upjohn Ends Pact With SmithKline
Date: 08 February 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Upjohn Company and SmithKline Beecham P.L.C. said they would end their contract for the joint marketing of SmithKline's Eminase drug in the United States. Eminase, which dissolves blood clots, is used to treat heart attack patients. The drug will continue to be marketed by SmithKline Beecham.
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Borden Sells Unit To Dalgety P.L.C.
Date: 08 February 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Borden Inc. said it had sold its Sooner Snacks Ltd. unit in Britain to Dalgety P.L.C. for $:44 million, or about $81 million, including a $:14 million loan. Borden, based in New York, said Sooner, with about $140 million in sales, was the fourth-largest producer of salted snacks in Britain. Borden acquired Sooner, which has 1,500 employees, in 1988. The company has annual sales of $:57 million, Dalgety said.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 09 February 1992
International 3-21 COVERT ACTION IN IRAQ DETAILED President Bush told Congress in the fall that covert action would be increased to try to incite the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, officials say. 1
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News Summary
Date: 08 February 1992
International 2-5 SOVIET SCIENTISTS FOR SALE . . . To keep scientists from the former Soviet Union from selling their expertise elsewhere, Secretary of State Baker will propose a clearinghouse to match the experts with jobs. 1
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