Rock metal singer Jesse Barnett

Events in 1987 and 13-11

Events in US in the birth year of Jesse Barnett

• US Supreme Court rules Rotary Clubs must admit women (May 4).
• US Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., retires (June 26).
• Oliver North, Jr., tells Congressional inquiry higher officials approved his secret Iran-Contra operations (July 7–10).
• Admiral John M. Poindexter, former National Security Adviser, testifies he authorized use of Iran arms sale profits to aid Contras (July 15–22).
• George P. Shultz testifies he was deceived repeatedly on Iran-Contra affair (July 23–24).
• Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger tells inquiry of official deception and intrigue (July 31, Aug. 3).
• Reagan says Iran arms-Contra policy went astray and accepts responsibility (Aug. 12).
• Senate, 58-42, rejects Robert H. Bork as US Supreme Court Justice (Oct. 23).

Birthday Jesse Barnett (13-11) in history

• Day 13-11 year 1775: U.S. forces, under the command of Gen. Richard Montgomery, captured Montreal during the American Revolution.
• Day 13-11 year 1927: The world's first long, mechanically ventilated underwater tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, opened between New York and New Jersey.
• Day 13-11 year 1940: Walt Disney's Fantasia debuted.
• Day 13-11 year 1942: The minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18.
• Day 13-11 year 1946: Vincent Schaefer produced artificial snow from a natural cloud for the first time at Mount Greylock in Massachusetts.
• Day 13-11 year 1956: The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on buses.
• Day 13-11 year 1982: The Vietnam War Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated in Washington, DC.
• Day 13-11 year 2001: The Taliban abandoned Afghanistan's capital of Kabul when the Northern Alliance entered the city.