Family member Saylor Curda

Events in 2004 and 19-5

Events in US in the birth year of Saylor Curda

• 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 Saylor Curda (19-5) in history

• Day 19-5 year 1536: Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded by her husband.
• Day 19-5 year 1588: A massive fleet of 130 ships named Armada, meaning "Greatest and Luckiest Navy", has set out for England. Three months later, the fleet was scuttled by a storm and the British navy.
• Day 19-5 year 1643: Meeting of Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Harbor the colonies of Massachusetts Bay on forming the New England Confederacy.
• Day 19-5 year 1921: Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, establishing national quotas for immigrants.
• Day 19-5 year 1928: The first annual Calaveras County "Frog Jumping Jubilee" was held in Angel's Camp, California.
• Day 19-5 year 1935: British author and soldier, T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.
• Day 19-5 year 1962: Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday” to president John F. Kennedy.
• Day 19-5 year 1992: The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited Congress from giving itself midterm pay raises, went into effect.
• Day 19-5 year 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York.