TV actor Sean Ryan Fox

Events in 2001 and 30-8

Events in US in the birth year of Sean Ryan Fox

• In final days of presidency, Bill Clinton issues controversial pardons, including one for Marc Rich, billionaire fugitive financier (Jan. 20).
• George W. Bush is sworn in as 43rd president (Jan. 20).
• U.S. submarine Greeneville sinks Japanese fishing boat, killing 9 (Feb. 9).
• FBI agent Robert Hanssen is charged with spying for Russia for 15 years (Feb. 20).
• Race riots in Cincinnati continue for several days following a shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer (April 7 et seq.).
• Four are declared guilty in 1998 terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (May 29). Background: U.S. Embassy Bombings.
• Balance of the Senate shifts after Jim Jeffords of Vermont changes his party affiliation from Republican to Independent. The move strips Republicans of control of the Senate and gives Democrats the narrowest of majorities (50-49-1) (June 5).
• Bush signs new tax-cut law, the largest in 20 years (June 7). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh executed (June 11).
• Budget surplus dwindles. The Congressional Budget Office attributes this rapid change in the nation's fortunes to the slowing economy and the Bush tax cut (Aug. 22). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh (Sept. 11). Toll of dead and injured in thousands. Within days, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network are identified as the parties behind the attacks.
• Anthrax scare rivets nation, as anthrax-laced letters are sent to various media and government officials. Several postal workers die after handling the letters (throughout October).

Birthday Sean Ryan Fox (30-8) in history

• Day 30-8 year 30 B.C: Cleopatra VII Philopator, Queen of Egypt, has passed away by suicide.
• Day 30-8 year 1862: The Second Battle of Bull Run took place during the Civil War.
• Day 30-8 year 1905: Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut, playing for the Detroit Tigers.
• Day 30-8 year 1941: The two-year siege of Leningrad during World War II began.
• Day 30-8 year 1963: A hot line between the Kremlin and the White House went into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war.
• Day 30-8 year 1967: Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first African American Supreme Court justice.
• Day 30-8 year 1999: East Timor residents voted to secede from Indonesia.