The July 17, 2001 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♋. It was the 197 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 24 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, July 17, 2025, 342 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, July 17, 2026, in 22 days. You have lived for 9,108 days, or about 218,597 hours, or about 13,115,831 minutes, or about 786,949,860 seconds.
Date: 18 July 2001
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
News Corp is getting out of magazine business entirely; puts Maximum Golf magazine up for sale; Publishers Information Bureau says advertising revenue across American magazines was down 8.2 percent for month of June (M)
Date: 18 July 2001
Editorial tribute to late Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham
Date: 17 July 2001
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NORTHWEST WASHINGTON: NEGOTIATING GAS TAX AND FARM AID The Legislature convened for its third special session, then promptly recessed to allow Gov. Gary Locke and legislative leaders to discuss a transportation package and relief for farmers hurt by recent storms. The meetings are expected to take at least two days, with separate votes in the House and Senate concluded within the week. The Democratic governor and Republican negotiators are deciding on the size of a gasoline tax and revenue sources. Matthew Preusch (NYT
Date: 18 July 2001
By Marilyn Berger
Marilyn Berger
Katharine Graham, who transformed Washington Post from mediocre newspaper into American institution and in process changed herself from shy widow into publishing legend, dies from head injuries suffered in fall in Idaho; she was 84, and had been attending business conference in Sun Valley; Graham was one of most powerful figures in American journalism, at pinnacle of Washington's political and social establishment; her crucial support for The New York Times in Pentagon Papers case and for her own reporters' dogged uncovering of Watergate scandal recalled; photos (L)
Date: 18 July 2001
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column pays affectionate tribute to late Katharine Graham
Date: 17 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Partners will acquire William Carter Companies, children's clothing maker and retailer, from Investcorp for $450 million (S)
Date: 18 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wells Fargo & Co reports second-quarter loss of $87 million compared with earnings of $1.04 billion year earlier (S)
Date: 18 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Maytag Corp says second-quarter profit fell 71 percent, to $21.8 million; sales fell to $1.07 billion from $1.1 billion (S)
Date: 17 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Beverly Enterprises agrees to sell 49 skilled nursing-home sites and four assisted living centers in Florida for $165 million in cash to NMC, affiliate of Vantage Medical and Formation Capital (S)
Date: 18 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sovereign Bancorp acquires Main Street Bancorp for about $170 million in stock and cash (S)