TV actor Frankie Muniz

Events in 1985 and 5-12

Events in US in the birth year of Frankie Muniz

• 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 Frankie Muniz (5-12) in history

• Day 5-12 year 1776: The oldest academic honour society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
• Day 5-12 year 1791: The great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart pass away in Vienna, Austria, at age 35.
• Day 5-12 year 1848: President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of 1848 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California.
• Day 5-12 year 1872: Having left New York on Nov. 5, the brigantine Mary Celeste was found adrift off Portugal with everyone aboard mysteriously missing.
• Day 5-12 year 1933: The 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing prohibition, was ratified.
• Day 5-12 year 1955: The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO.
• Day 5-12 year 2002: At Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday celebration, Senate Republican leader Trent Lott praised Thurmond's 1948 segregationist presidential bid. Lott subsequently resigned his leadership position.