Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Fri, Feb 28 1992 Date: Fri, 28 Feb 92 05:50:42 EST Message-ID: 02-28 0000 cc cc Feb. 28, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. 100 YEARS OF LEAPING: Saturday is the 100th leap day since the leap year system was introduced in the Gregorian Calendar in 1582. If leap years had never been created, the date would be: Present calendar Non-leap calendar Feb. 29, 1992 June 8, 1992 Source: USA TODAY research by Laurel Adams CHAPTER 11 FILINGS RISE: Last month, 212 companies filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors, a one-month record at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Number of companies filing for Chapter 11: Year ended June 30 1981 7,231 1982 12,385 1983 18,306 1984 17,213 1985 18,866 1986 21,175 1987 19,197 1988 16,620 1989 15,461 1990 17,475 1991 19,540 Source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Administrative office of the U.S. Court NOT FOR THE FUN OF IT: The Los Angeles Marathon is Sunday. Main reasons runners say they will participate: Percent Sense of accomplishment 40 Fun 18 Other 16 Challenge 15 Fitness 11 Source: TAG Heuer survey of 309 L.A. Marathon registrants INDEPENDENT TV STATIONS INCREASE: Number of TV stations not affiliated with ABC, CBS, or NBC: 1977 110 1978 116 1979 128 1980 140 1981 170 1982 203 1983 229 1984 257 1985 289 1986 329 1987 351 1988 370 1989 400 1990 412 1991 422 Source: American Association of Independent Television Stations Inc. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM