TV actor Adam Hicks

Events in 1992 and 28-11

Events in US in the birth year of Adam Hicks

• Four officers acquitted in Los Angeles beating of Rodney King; violence erupts in Los Angeles (April 29 et seq.).
• Caspar W. Weinberger indicted in Iran-Contra affair (June 16).
• US Supreme Court reaffirms right to abortion (June 29).
• Democratic convention nominates Bill Clinton and Al Gore (July 1).
• Court clears Exxon Valdez skipper (July 10). Background: Oil Spills
• Four police officers indicted in Rodney King beating (Aug. 5).
• Republicans renominate Bush and Quayle (Aug. 20).
• Senate ratifies second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (Oct. 1).
• Bill Clinton elected President, Al Gore Vice President; Democrats keep control of Congress (Nov. 3).
• Bush pardons former Reagan Administration officials involved in Iran-Contra affair (Dec. 24).

Birthday Adam Hicks (28-11) in history

• Day 28-11 year 1520: The great Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan crossed the Strait of his name to the Pacific Ocean.
• Day 28-11 year 1919: American-born Lady Astor became the first woman to take a seat on the British Parliament.
• Day 28-11 year 1942: Almost 500 people died in the Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston.
• Day 28-11 year 1943: Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met in Tehran for their first meeting during World War II.
• Day 28-11 year 1964: The U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 launched—on its way to the first successful mission to Mars.
• Day 28-11 year 1990: Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Great Britain; John Major took over.