Actor George Chakiris

Events in 1934 and 16-9

Events in US in the birth year of George Chakiris

• Securities Exchange Act is passed, establishing the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Federal Communications Commission is established to regulate communications.
• Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker ambushed by lawmen in Louisiana. John Dillinger is shot outside Chicago movie theater.
• Dust storms ruin about 100 million acres and damage another 200 million acres of cropland in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma ("Dust Bowl").

Birthday George Chakiris (16-9) in history

• Day 16-9 year 1630: The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
• Day 16-9 year 1810: Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.
• Day 16-9 year 1908: General Motors was founded by William C. Durant.
• Day 16-9 year 1919: The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.
• Day 16-9 year 1940: The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.
• Day 16-9 year 1974: President Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
• Day 16-9 year 1975: Papua New Guinea became independent.
• Day 16-9 year 1982: Lebanese Christians massacred hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Beirut.
• Day 16-9 year 1987: The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production of substances that harm the ozone layer. To date, 197 nations have ratified the protocol.