The December 9, 1997 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♐. It was the 342 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
If you were born on this day, you are 28 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 206 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, in 158 days. You have lived for 10,433 days, or about 250,401 hours, or about 15,024,113 minutes, or about 901,446,780 seconds.
Date: 10 December 1997
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Nielsen ratings show CBS Evening News tied for first place with NBC's Nightly News With Tom Brokaw for first time in five years; ABC's World News Tonight With Peter Jennings is close on heels of CBS and NBC (S)
Date: 10 December 1997
By Michael R. Kagay
Michael Kagay
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that American public is sharply divided over whether independent counsel should be appointed to investigate 1996 Democratic fund-raising activities (S)
Date: 10 December 1997
By Mireya Navarro
Mireya Navarro
El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico's largest daily newspaper, sues Gov Pedro J Rossello and seven members of his administration in dispute that started earlier this year when Government agencies withdrew advertising from newspaper after its unflattering review of first 100 days of Governor's second term (S)
Date: 09 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Technical Directions, unit of Affiliated Computer Services, plans to buy professional services firm for $52 million in stock and assumption of $10 million in debt to expand its information technology staffing business; name of firm undisclosed (S)
Date: 09 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Central Garden and Pet Co will acquire three closely held pet-supply companies for total of about $135 million in cash; Central Garden will pay $70 million for TFH Publications Inc; it will acquire related unidentified company for $12 million; Central Garden will pay as much as $53 million for Kaytee Products (S)
Date: 10 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mattel Inc agrees to sell its sports division to Wham-O Inc for undisclosed price (S)
Date: 09 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American General Corp will pay $58 million for retirement savings plan business of Provident Companies (S)
Date: 10 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Recycling Industries buys six companies for $144.2 million in cash and stock (S)
Date: 10 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc acquires substantial stake in Nantucket Nectars; financial terms undisclosed (S)
Date: 10 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Duke Energy Corp and United American Energy Corp pay $237 million in cash to acquire 50 percent stake in American Ref-Fuel from Air Products Chemicals Inc (S)