Business Administration Sheryl Sandberg

Events in 1969 and 28-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Sheryl Sandberg

• Nixon begins "Vietnamization" in Southeast Asia. Background: Vietnam War
• The United States, USSR, and about 100 other countries sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT). Background: nuclear disarmament
• Russian and Chinese troops clash along the Ussuri River.
• 27-year-old Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi deposes King Idris of Libya and establishes a pro-Arabic, anti-Western, Islamic republic.

Birthday Sheryl Sandberg (28-4) in history

• Day 28-4 year 1788: Maryland became the 7th state in the United States.
• Day 28-4 year 1789: Sailor Fletcher Christian led a mutiny aboard the British ship Bounty against Captain William Bligh.
• Day 28-4 year 1945: Benito Mussolini was executed.
• Day 28-4 year 1947: Thor Heyerdahl and five others began their Pacific Ocean crossing on the raft, Kon-Tiki.
• Day 28-4 year 1967: Boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army.
• Day 28-4 year 1992: The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture unveiled its first “food pyramid.”
• Day 28-4 year 2001: Dennis Tito became the first space tourist.
• Day 28-4 year 2004: The Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal first comes to light when graphic photos of U.S. soldiers physically abusing and humiliating Iraqi prisoners were shown on CBS's 60 Minutes II.