Jack Monroe (s. 17. maaliskuuta 1988) on brittiläinen ruokakirjailija, toimittaja ja köyhyysaktivisti. Hän nousi julkisuuteen kirjoittamalla englanninkielistä blogia otsikolla A Girl Called Jack (suom. Tyttö nimeltä Jack). Hän vaihtoi blogin nimeksi myöhemmin Cooking on Bootstrap (suom. Saappaanraksikokkausta).
Vuonna 2015 Monroe tuli blogissaan julkisuuteen muunsukupuolisena. Hän on kirjoittanut julkaisuihin kuten The Echo, Huffington Post, The Guardian ja The New Yorker. Keittokirjoissaan hän esittelee edullisista raaka-aineista tehtäviä reseptejä.
Lue lisää...17. maaliskuuta 1988 oli torstaina tähtimerkin ♓ alla. Se oli 76 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli Ronald Reagan.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 38 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli tiistaina 17. maaliskuuta 2026, 76 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on keskiviikkona 17. maaliskuuta 2027, 288 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 13 955 päivää tai noin 334 923 tuntia tai noin 20 095 412 minuuttia tai noin 1 205 724 720 sekuntia.
Date: 18 March 1988
LEAD: International A3-13 More than 3,000 G.I.'s began arriving at a Honduran air base as a show of support for the Honduran Government after 10 days of border clashes between Honduran and Nicaraguan forces. Page A1 Democratic legislators challenged President Reagan's sending 3,200 more G.I.
Date: 18 March 1988
LEAD: *3*DEMOCRATS *3*REPUBLICANS Simon Jackson Dukakis Bush Dole Robertson Total 43% 31% 17% 55% 36% 7% Whites 57 7 23 53 35 7 Blacks 8 90 1 * * * 18-29 years 34 34 15 40
Date: 18 March 1988
LEAD: In the Illinois Presidential primary, Senator Paul Simon's voters also liked Gov. Michael S. Dukakis of Massachusetts, and the Dukakis voters liked Mr. Simon. But neither predominantly white group had much use for the Rev. Jesse Jackson or for other Democratic candidates, according to a New York Times/CBS News
Date: 17 March 1988
By Lindsey Gruson, Special To the New York Times
Lindsey Gruson
LEAD: Under attack at the polls, in criminal court and in the State Senate, Evan Mecham took the stand here today to defend himself in the first impeachment trial of a governor in almost 60 years.
Date: 17 March 1988
By Leonard S. Spector
Leonard Spector
LEAD: When India's Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and Pakistan's President, Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, visit the United States, the press intensively questions them about whether their countries have or are building nuclear weapons. However, when the Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzak Shamir, visits Washington, as he is now, the issue of Israel's possession of nuclear arms never seems to come up, even though Israel's nuclear capabilities are thought to be far more advanced than either India's or
Date: 17 March 1988
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A3-13, D26-27 An Iran-contra indictment accused John M. Poindexter, Oliver L. North and two other men of illegally providing the Nicaraguan rebels with profits from the sale of American weapons to Iran. Page A1 Admiral Poindexter was accused in the Iran-contra indictment of having methodically deleted from White House computer files messages that he wrote and received.
Date: 17 March 1988
LEAD: An article on Jan. 22 about negotiations to sell The New York Post described the newspaper's longevity claim incorrectly. The Post was founded in 1801 and considers itself the oldest newspaper in the United States published continuously as a daily. The Hartford Courant, which began as a weekly in 1764, considers itself the oldest continuously published newspaper.
Date: 18 March 1988
Reuters
LEAD: The Koppers Company, the building products concern that has rejected a $1.27 billion bid from Beazer P.L.C. of Britain, said others were interested in buying all or part of it. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Koppers said it had held no talks with the third parties, but might do so.
Date: 18 March 1988
Reuters
LEAD: Southdown Inc., the Houston cement maker that has offered $420 million for Moore McCormack ResourcesInc. of Stamford, Conn., said it had sued Moore McCormack's directors over an anti-takeover provision and a possible recapitalization. Earlier this week, Moore McCormack, which also produces cement, said it was considering a financial restructuring or recapitalization that could mean paying a substantial cash dividend to its shareholders to maximize the value of its stock and avoid being acquired by Southdown.
Date: 17 March 1988
AP
LEAD: The Warner-Lambert Company said this week that it was planning a $5 million joint venture with the Government of China to make chewing gum, cough drops and candies. The pharmaceutical company said that Dentyne gum, Halls cough drops and Fruitfuls candies would be produced.