TV actor Raja Fenske

Events in 1988 and 25-9

Events in US in the birth year of Raja Fenske

• Robert C. McFarlane, former National Security Adviser, pleads guilty in Iran-Contra case (March 11).
• US Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for jet fighter; 290 killed (July 3).
• Democratic convention nominates Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts for President and Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen for Vice President (July 17 et seq.).
• Republican convention nominates George Bush for President and Indiana Senator Dan Quayle for Vice President (Aug. 15 et seq.).
• Republicans sweep 40 states in election, and Bush beats Dukakis (Nov. 8).

Birthday Raja Fenske (25-9) in history

• Day 25-9 year 1775: Revolutionary Ethan Allen was captured by the British.
• Day 25-9 year 1789: The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The first ten became the Bill of Rights.
• Day 25-9 year 1890: Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, renounced the practice of polygamy. This paved the way for Utah's acceptance as a state in 1896.
• Day 25-9 year 1957: Nine black teenagers, now known as the Little Rock Nine, challenged racial segregation by attending the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Day 25-9 year 1981: Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
• Day 25-9 year 2003: It was reported that more than 14,000 had lost their lives in France in a summer heat wave.
• Day 25-9 year 2011: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote and run for office in future elections.