Instagram star Tyrone Jones

Events in 1985 and 24-8

Events in US in the birth year of Tyrone Jones

• 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 Tyrone Jones (24-8) in history

• Day 24-8 year 79: The volcano Vesuvius suddenly awoke and erupted lava that buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
• Day 24-8 year 1572: A dark day for the Huguenots when 70,000 French Protestants were massacred on Saint Bartholomew's Day.
• Day 24-8 year 1814: The British set fire to the White House and the Capitol when they invaded Washington, DC during the War of 1812.
• Day 24-8 year 1821: Mexico gained its independence from Spain with the Treaty of Cordoba.
• Day 24-8 year 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty went into effect.
• Day 24-8 year 1968: France became the world's fifth nuclear power as it exploded a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific.
• Day 24-8 year 1989: Pete Rose was banned from baseball for gambling.
• Day 24-8 year 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the general secretary of the Communist Party after a failed coup attempt against him.
• Day 24-8 year 1992: Hurricane Andrew hit Florida, causing record damage.