Simone Arianne Biles (s. 14. maaliskuuta 1997 Columbus, Ohio) on yhdysvaltalainen telinevoimistelija, joka on saanut urallaan 30 MM-mitalia ja 11 olympiamitalia. Hän on maailmanmestaruuskilpailujen menestynein voimistelija, ja hän oli Riossa 2016 ensimmäinen yhdysvaltalainen naisvoimistelija, joka voitti neljä kultaa samoista olympialaisista.
Lue lisää...14. maaliskuuta 1997 oli perjantaina tähtimerkin ♓ alla. Se oli 72 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 29 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli lauantaina 14. maaliskuuta 2026, 79 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on sunnuntaina 14. maaliskuuta 2027, 285 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 10 671 päivää tai noin 256 109 tuntia tai noin 15 366 582 minuuttia tai noin 921 994 920 sekuntia.
Date: 15 March 1997
WMX Technologies Inc will pay its former chief exec, Phillip Rooney, $2.5 million a year until 2002; he resigned on Feb 17 as pres and chief exec, as some shareholders were calling for his ouster (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
By DOUGLAS JEHL
Series of attacks that have left 23 civilians dead undermine Egyptian Government's claim to victory in war against Islamic militants; many of those massacred were Coptic Christians, who are about ten percent of population and have long suffered persecution; Islamic militants have waged violent campaign against Governnment for five years; graph showing numbers killed in attacks and Government countermeasures; map (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
By TOM FRIEND
University of North Carolina-Charlotte defeats Georgetown, 79-67, in opening round of West Regional of NCAA basketball tournament, Tucson, Arizona; Wake Forest defeats St Mary's, 68-46; Stanford defeats Oklahoma, 80-67; Utah defeats Navy, 75-61 (M)
Date: 15 March 1997
By KEVIN SACK
FBI locates seven of nine people shown in newly-released photos taken near scene of bombing at Atlanta Olympics last summer; none are considered suspects (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
Phonetel Technologies Inc says it agreed to acquire Communications Central Inc for about $12.85 a share, or about $165 million in cash and debt (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
Orlando Pace, offensive tackle who is college football's top-rated player, performs in series of agility drills for New York Jets; Jets have not said if they will take Pace as their overall Number 1 draft pick (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
Systems of Excellence Inc files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, just weeks after its former chmn, Charles O Huttoe, was sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of securities fraud and money laundering (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
By DAVID E. SANGER
Carl H Lindner's extremely generous contributions to both Democratic and Republican politicians are reviewed as cautionary tale of how big spending does not always secure results; Lindner is head of American Financial Corp and Chiquita Bananas empire, and has pressed for punishment of Europe for arcane restrictions that cut out Latin American bananas in favor of those grown in Europe or former colonies; World Trade Organization is set to rule in case, which Clinton Administration has pressed on Chiquita's behalf, but donations have yet to bring about sanctions (M)
Date: 15 March 1997
By SARAH KERSHAW
Dr Carl Lichtman, 50-year-old Ridgewood, NJ, psychologist convicted of swindling nearly $3 million from health insurance companies, is sentenced to five-and-one-half years in prison; is also ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution to insurance companies; he masterminded scheme involving at least 17 accomplices (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)
Date: 15 March 1997
By MALCOLM MORAN
Interview with University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith, who is nearing record 877th victory of 36-year career (M)