Reality star Tara Conner

Events in 1985 and 18-12

Events in US in the birth year of Tara Conner

• 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 Tara Conner (18-12) in history

• Day 18-12 year 1737: Renowned violinist and violinist Antonio Stradivari has passed away in Cremona, Italy.
• Day 18-12 year 1787: New Jersey became the third state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• Day 18-12 year 1865: Slavery was abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
• Day 18-12 year 1892: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" premiered at St. Petersburg's Maryinksy Theatre.
• Day 18-12 year 1944: The Supreme Court upheld the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans.
• Day 18-12 year 1956: Japan was admitted to the United Nations.
• Day 18-12 year 1957: The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania became the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States.
• Day 18-12 year 1969: The British Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.
• Day 18-12 year 2000: George W. Bush received 271 votes in the delayed Electoral College balloting.