TV actor Adam West

Events in 1928 and 19-9

Events in US in the birth year of Adam West

• The Jones-White Merchant Marine Act passed by Congress (May 22) provides funds to help make the U.S. commercial shipping industry more competitive in the world.
• Former Chicago city council member Oscar DePriest is elected to the 71st U.S. Congress (Nov. 6). He is the first black Representative to be elected in a northern state.
• U.S. voters elect Herbert Hoover president (Nov. 6) over Alfred E. Smith, governor of New York.

Birthday Adam West (19-9) in history

• Day 19-9 year 1881: President James Garfield died of a gunshot wound inflicted by a disappointed office seeker the previous July 2.
• Day 19-9 year 1934: Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for the Lindbergh baby kidnap-murder.
• Day 19-9 year 1955: President Juan Peron of Argentina was deposed and exiled after a military coup.
• Day 19-9 year 1957: The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert.
• Day 19-9 year 1962: Gov. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith from enrolling in the University of Mississippi.
• Day 19-9 year 1985: The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed thousands of lives. The second earthquake hit 36 hours later.
• Day 19-9 year 1994: U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
• Day 19-9 year 2001: The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.