TV actor Zachary Mitchell

Events in 1999 and 11-1

Events in US in the birth year of Zachary Mitchell

• US Senate opens impeachment trial of President Clinton (Jan. 7); Senate acquits Clinton and rejects censure move (Feb. 12). Background: A Short History of Impeachment.
• John William King, 24, a white supremacist, is convicted of murder and sentenced to death in case involving the dragging death of a black man, James Byrd, Jr. (Feb 23).
• Students Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, storm Columbine High School in Littleton , CO, killing twelve other students and a teacher, then themselves (April 20). Background: A Timeline of School Shootings and 1999 in Review.
• John F. Kennedy Jr., wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and her sister Lauren G. Bessette are lost at sea when a plane he was piloting disappears near Martha's Vineyard, off Mass. coast (July 16). Background: John F. Kennedy, Jr. Remembered and Timeline of Kennedy tragedies.
• See also: 1999 Year in Review: News of the Nation

Birthday Zachary Mitchell (11-1) in history

• Day 11-1 year 1935: Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
• Day 11-1 year 1964: The first government report regarding the dangers of cigarette smoking was issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, Luther Terry.
• Day 11-1 year 1973: Baseball's American League adopted the "designated hitter" rule which allowed another player to bat for the pitcher.
• Day 11-1 year 2002: The first al-Qaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Day 11-1 year 2003: Outgoing Illinois governor George Ryan cleared the state's death row by commuting the sentences of 167 inmates.
• Day 11-1 year 2011: The Arab Spring movement begins in Tunisia when demonstrators take to the streets to protest chronic unemployment and police brutality.