Guitarist Chris Robertson

Events in 1985 and 4-6

Events in US in the birth year of Chris Robertson

• Ronald Reagan, 73, takes oath for second term as 40th President (Jan. 20).
• General Westmoreland settles libel action against CBS (Feb. 18).
• US Supreme Court, 5–4, bars public school teachers from parochial schools (July 1).
• Arthur James Walker, 50, retired naval officer, convicted by federal judge of participating in Soviet spy ring operated by his brother, John Walker (Aug. 9).
• US budget-balancing bill enacted (Dec. 12).

Birthday Chris Robertson (4-6) in history

• Day 4-6 year 1892: The Sierra Club, led by John Muir, was incorporated in San Francisco.
• Day 4-6 year 1896: Henry Ford took his first car out for a test drive.
• Day 4-6 year 1942: The Battle of Midway, a decisive Allied victory in World War II, began.
• Day 4-6 year 1944: The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, leading to the liberation of the city during World War II.
• Day 4-6 year 1968: Dorothy Gish, American actress who starred in many silent-film classics, died.
• Day 4-6 year 1989: People's Army of China opened fire on crowds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, killing thousands.
• Day 4-6 year 1992: The U.S. Post Office announced that in a poll people preferred the "young Elvis" stamp to the "old Elvis" stamp.
• Day 4-6 year 2001: King Dipendra of Nepal died, three days after shooting most of his family and himself.
• Day 4-6 year 2003: Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.