Musically star Christopher Romero

Events in 2001 and 3-4

Events in US in the birth year of Christopher Romero

• In final days of presidency, Bill Clinton issues controversial pardons, including one for Marc Rich, billionaire fugitive financier (Jan. 20).
• George W. Bush is sworn in as 43rd president (Jan. 20).
• U.S. submarine Greeneville sinks Japanese fishing boat, killing 9 (Feb. 9).
• FBI agent Robert Hanssen is charged with spying for Russia for 15 years (Feb. 20).
• Race riots in Cincinnati continue for several days following a shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer (April 7 et seq.).
• Four are declared guilty in 1998 terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (May 29). Background: U.S. Embassy Bombings.
• Balance of the Senate shifts after Jim Jeffords of Vermont changes his party affiliation from Republican to Independent. The move strips Republicans of control of the Senate and gives Democrats the narrowest of majorities (50-49-1) (June 5).
• Bush signs new tax-cut law, the largest in 20 years (June 7). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh executed (June 11).
• Budget surplus dwindles. The Congressional Budget Office attributes this rapid change in the nation's fortunes to the slowing economy and the Bush tax cut (Aug. 22). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh (Sept. 11). Toll of dead and injured in thousands. Within days, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network are identified as the parties behind the attacks.
• Anthrax scare rivets nation, as anthrax-laced letters are sent to various media and government officials. Several postal workers die after handling the letters (throughout October).

Birthday Christopher Romero (3-4) in history

• Day 3-4 year 1860: First pony express service began.
• Day 3-4 year 1882: Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back by Bob Ford, one of his own gang members, reportedly for a $10,000 reward.
• Day 3-4 year 1930: Ras Tafari became Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
• Day 3-4 year 1936: Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
• Day 3-4 year 1948: President Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which would foster the recovery of war-torn Europe.
• Day 3-4 year 1974: "Super Tornado Outbreak" strikes 13 U.S. states.
• Day 3-4 year 1996: Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested.
• Day 3-4 year 2004: A suspect in Madrid's March bombings blew up himself and three others.