Dance artist Leah Roga

Events in 2001 and 26-2

Events in US in the birth year of Leah Roga

• In final days of presidency, Bill Clinton issues controversial pardons, including one for Marc Rich, billionaire fugitive financier (Jan. 20).
• George W. Bush is sworn in as 43rd president (Jan. 20).
• U.S. submarine Greeneville sinks Japanese fishing boat, killing 9 (Feb. 9).
• FBI agent Robert Hanssen is charged with spying for Russia for 15 years (Feb. 20).
• Race riots in Cincinnati continue for several days following a shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer (April 7 et seq.).
• Four are declared guilty in 1998 terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (May 29). Background: U.S. Embassy Bombings.
• Balance of the Senate shifts after Jim Jeffords of Vermont changes his party affiliation from Republican to Independent. The move strips Republicans of control of the Senate and gives Democrats the narrowest of majorities (50-49-1) (June 5).
• Bush signs new tax-cut law, the largest in 20 years (June 7). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh executed (June 11).
• Budget surplus dwindles. The Congressional Budget Office attributes this rapid change in the nation's fortunes to the slowing economy and the Bush tax cut (Aug. 22). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh (Sept. 11). Toll of dead and injured in thousands. Within days, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network are identified as the parties behind the attacks.
• Anthrax scare rivets nation, as anthrax-laced letters are sent to various media and government officials. Several postal workers die after handling the letters (throughout October).

Birthday Leah Roga (26-2) in history

• Day 26-2 year 1815: Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba.
• Day 26-2 year 1870: A 312-ft long pneumatic subway was opened in New York City; funding for a larger version never materialized.
• Day 26-2 year 1901: Leaders of the Boxer Uprising in China, Chi-hsui and Hsu Cheng-yu, were beheaded.
• Day 26-2 year 1919: Grand Canyon National Park was established.
• Day 26-2 year 1935: RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) was first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt.
• Day 26-2 year 1993: A bomb exploded at the World Trade Center in New York. The blast killed six people and injured more than 1,000.