Family member Jayden Federline

Events in 2006 and 12-9

Events in US in the birth year of Jayden Federline

• President Bush signs a law renewing the Patriot Act, including a signing statement stating that he does not consider himself bound by its requirement to tell Congress how the law is being used (Mar. 9).
• House releases a report on the response to Hurricane Katrina, assigning blame on all levels of government (Feb. 15).
• Jack Abramoff, a lobbyist with ties to several members of Congress, is sentenced to six years in prison by a Florida judge on fraud charges (Mar. 29).
• George Bush and Tony Blair express regret for the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison, for removing all Baathists from positions of power in Iraq, and for other missteps (May 25).
• The Supreme Court rules that military tribunals cannot be set up to try prisoners in the absence of Congressional authorization and that prisoners are entitled to fair trials under the Geneva Conventions (June 29).
• President Bush uses his veto power for the first time, striking down legislation that would have expanded the number of stem cell lines available for embryonic research using federal financing. (July 19).
• Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress in the midterm elections (Nov. 7).
• John Bolton steps down as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations when it becomes clear that he does not have enough votes in the Senate to win confirmation (Dec. 4).

Birthday Jayden Federline (12-9) in history

• Day 12-9 year 1609: Explorer Henry Hudson began his exploration of the river that is now named after him.
• Day 12-9 year 1953: Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.
• Day 12-9 year 1977: South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.
• Day 12-9 year 1992: Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour .
• Day 12-9 year 1999: Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.