TV actor Rico Rodriguez

Events in 1998 and 31-7

Events in US in the birth year of Rico Rodriguez

• President accused in White House sex scandal; denies allegations of affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky (Jan. 21 et seq.).
• President outlines first balanced budget in 30 years (Feb. 3).
• US Supreme Court rules line-item veto unconstitutional (Feb. 12).
• Unabomber sentenced to four life terms (May 4).
• Life sentence meted out to Terry Nichols, convicted in Oklahoma City bombing fatal to 168 (June 4).
• Starr Report by independent counsel outlines case for impeachment proceedings against President (Sept. 11).
• Matthew Shepard, gay Wyoming student, fatally beaten in hate crime; two arrested (Oct. 6 et seq.).
• House impeaches President Clinton along party lines on two charges, perjury and obstruction of justice. (Dec. 19).

Birthday Rico Rodriguez (31-7) in history

• Day 31-7 year 1498: The explorer Columbus arrived on the island of Trinidad.
• Day 31-7 year 1777: The Marquis de Lafayette became a major-general in the American Continental Army.
• Day 31-7 year 1790: The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a process of making fertilizer.
• Day 31-7 year 1875: Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, died in Tennessee.
• Day 31-7 year 1954: Mount Godwin-Austen (K2), the world's second-highest peak, was climbed for the first time, by an Italian team led by Ardito Desio.
• Day 31-7 year 1964: The U.S. space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the Moon’s surface.