Family member Hope Marcum

Events in 2004 and 25-3

Events in US in the birth year of Hope Marcum

• Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars, and beyond (Jan. 14).
• John Kerry secures Democratic nomination after winning nine out of ten primaries and caucuses (March 2).
• U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. Images spark outrage around the world (April 30).
• Gay marriages begin in Massachusetts, the first state in the country to legalize such unions (May 17).
• Senate Intelligence Committee reports that intelligence on Iraq's weapons programs was "overstated" and flawed (July 5).
• Sept. 11 commission harshly criticizes government’s handling of terrorist attacks (July 22).
• Democratic National Convention in Boston nominates John Kerry for president (July 26–29).
• Pentagon-sponsored Schlesinger report rejects idea that Abu Ghraib prison abuse was work of a few aberrant soldiers, and asserts there were "fundamental failures throughout all levels of command" (Aug. 24).
• Republican Convention in New York renominates President Bush (Aug. 30–Sept. 2).
• Florida hit by hurricanes Bonnie (Aug. 12) and Charley (Aug. 13).
• U.S.’s final report on Iraq’s weapons finds no WMDs (Sept. 16).
• Congress extends tax cuts due to expire at the end of 2005 (Sept. 23).
• Hurricane Ivan ravages U.S. south (Sept. 15). Hurricane Jeanne hits Florida (Sept. 26).
• George W. Bush is reelected president, defeats John Kerry (Nov. 2).

Birthday Hope Marcum (25-3) in history

• Day 25-3 year 1634: Settlers sent by the late Lord Baltimore founded the state of Maryland, USA.
• Day 25-3 year 1894: Jacob Sechler Coxey and his "army" of unemployed men began their march from Ohio to Washington, DC.
• Day 25-3 year 1911: A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York City killed 145 workers.
• Day 25-3 year 1931: The Scottsboro boys were arrested in Alabama.
• Day 25-3 year 1934: Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia.
• Day 25-3 year 1957: The European Economic Community was established by the Treaty of Rome.
• Day 25-3 year 1965: The 25,000-person Alabama Freedom March to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks, led by Martin Luther King Jr., ended its journey from Selma on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.
• Day 25-3 year 1975: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew.
• Day 25-3 year 1994: U.S. troops withdrew from Somalia.