Fashion designer Anne Fogarty

Events in 1919 and 2-2

Events in US in the birth year of Anne Fogarty

• About three-quarters of the Boston police force goes on strike (Sept. 9). Massachusetts Governor (John) Calvin Coolidge acts quickly to dismiss the strikers, saying that no one has the right to strike against the public safety.
• Race riots erupt in 26 U.S. cities during the course of the year, including Washington, D.C., and Chicago in July.
• The 18th amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcholic beverages anywhere in the U.S., is ratified (Jan. 16).

Birthday Anne Fogarty (2-2) in history

• Day 2-2 year 1536: The capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, is the largest port city founded by Spanish explorer Pedro de Mendoza.
• Day 2-2 year 1709: Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued after four years alone on a deserted island off the coast of Chile. He was the inspiration for writer Daniel Defoe to write the famous novel "Robinson Crusoe."
• Day 2-2 year 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico.
• Day 2-2 year 1870: The Cardiff Giant was revealed to be a hoax.
• Day 2-2 year 1876: The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed.
• Day 2-2 year 1887: The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pa. to wait for the groundhog's shadow occurred.
• Day 2-2 year 1922: James Joyce's Ulysses was published.
• Day 2-2 year 1943: Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad.
• Day 2-2 year 1971: Idi Amin became dictator of Uganda.
• Day 2-2 year 1980: The Abscam scandal was revealed.
• Day 2-2 year 1990: South African President F. W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.
• Day 2-2 year 2003: Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel stepped down after 13 years.