Activist Bell Hooks

Events in 1952 and 25-9

Events in US in the birth year of Bell Hooks

• US explodes first thermonuclear bomb at Enewetak Island (Nov. 1).
• President-elect Dwight Eisenhower follows through with his campaign promise to visit Korea (Dec. 2).
• 56 million watch Richard Nixon's "Checker's speech" on TV.

Birthday Bell Hooks (25-9) in history

• Day 25-9 year 1775: Revolutionary Ethan Allen was captured by the British.
• Day 25-9 year 1789: The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The first ten became the Bill of Rights.
• Day 25-9 year 1890: Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, renounced the practice of polygamy. This paved the way for Utah's acceptance as a state in 1896.
• Day 25-9 year 1957: Nine black teenagers, now known as the Little Rock Nine, challenged racial segregation by attending the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Day 25-9 year 1981: Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
• Day 25-9 year 2003: It was reported that more than 14,000 had lost their lives in France in a summer heat wave.
• Day 25-9 year 2011: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote and run for office in future elections.