The January 3, 1998 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 2 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 Saturday, January 3, 2026, 170 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, January 3, 2027, in 194 days. You have lived for 10,397 days, or about 249,549 hours, or about 14,972,941 minutes, or about 898,376,460 seconds.
Date: 04 January 1998
By Lee Powell
Lee Powell
Comment recent news covered by Wheaton College newspaper; big issue is easing of ban on dancing, but only for married couples; unmarried students may square-dance; photo; Wheaton is Christian college in Chicago suburbs (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Monica Holly-Utsey
Monica Holly-Utsey
Comment on news covered by Howard University campus newspape this semester; articles cover women students' participation in Million Women March; photo (special sectionn, Education Lif) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Sandy Edry
Sandy Edry
Comments on decision by Stanford University newspaper, The Daily, not to cover freshman Chelsea Clinton unless she involves herself in newsworthy event; photo; debate erupts after columnist Jesse Oxfeld is dismissed for violating rule (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Josh Horowitz
Josh Horowitz
Comment on news covered by campus paper at Hobart and William Smith Colleges this semester, including scare about drug reportedly used in date rapes (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Sandy Edry
Sandy Edry
Roundup of major issues on several college campuses this semester, as seen by college newspapers and campus correspondents (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Haliman Abdullah
Haliman Abdullah
Comment on issues covered by University of Alabama campus newspaper this semester, including accusations against fraternity-sorority coalition, Theta Nu Epsilon (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Bill Staggs
Bill Staggs
Comment on campus news at Berkeley this semester, including controversial demonstrations by Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary; photo (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 04 January 1998
By Howard W. French
Howard French
Democracy and independent media begin to make profound changes in the African countries where they are given a chance to take root; many Africans are shocked at the decline of Western backing for democratic change; Sec of State Madeleine K Albright praised a 'new generation' of African leaders on her first tour of continent, all them conspicuously undemocratic; photo (M)
Date: 03 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rally's Hamburgers Inc completes stock swap with largest investors of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc, giving company a 27 percent stake in Checkers and investors about 44 percent of Rally's stock (S)
Date: 03 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of AT&T Corp and other long-distance companies fall during first market session after Federal court strikes down portions of Telecommunications Act of 1996 that prevent companies spun off from AT&T in 1980's from offering long-distance services (S)