Family member Sawyer Sharbino

Events in 2006 and 1-3

Events in US in the birth year of Sawyer Sharbino

• 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 Sawyer Sharbino (1-3) in history

• Day 1-3 year 1790: The U.S. Congress authorized the first census.
• Day 1-3 year 1803: Ohio becomes the 17th state to adopt the US constitution.
• Day 1-3 year 1864: Rebecca Lee was the first black woman awarded a medical degree.
• Day 1-3 year 1867: Nebraska became the 37th state in the United States.
• Day 1-3 year 1872: Yellowstone became the world's first National Park.
• Day 1-3 year 1932: The 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped.
• Day 1-3 year 1961: President John F. Kennedy signed a signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
• Day 1-3 year 1981: IRA member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in Maze Prison; he would die 65 days later.