Family member Tate LaBrant

Events in 2006 and 12-6

Events in US in the birth year of Tate LaBrant

• 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 Tate LaBrant (12-6) in history

• Day 12-6 year 1880: John Lee Richmond pitched baseball's first perfect game. A perfect game occurs when no batter reaches a base during a complete game of at least nine innings.
• Day 12-6 year 1898: Emilio Aguinaldo, head of the Philippine nationalists, proclaimed independence from Spain.
• Day 12-6 year 1939: The Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public in Cooperstown, New York.
• Day 12-6 year 1942: Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday.
• Day 12-6 year 1963: Civil rights leader Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
• Day 12-6 year 1997: Interleague play began in baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series.