TV actress Callie McClincy

Events in 2006 and 21-4

Events in US in the birth year of Callie McClincy

• President Bush signs a law renewing the Patriot Act, including a signing statement stating that he does not consider himself bound by its requirement to tell Congress how the law is being used (Mar. 9).
• House releases a report on the response to Hurricane Katrina, assigning blame on all levels of government (Feb. 15).
• Jack Abramoff, a lobbyist with ties to several members of Congress, is sentenced to six years in prison by a Florida judge on fraud charges (Mar. 29).
• George Bush and Tony Blair express regret for the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison, for removing all Baathists from positions of power in Iraq, and for other missteps (May 25).
• The Supreme Court rules that military tribunals cannot be set up to try prisoners in the absence of Congressional authorization and that prisoners are entitled to fair trials under the Geneva Conventions (June 29).
• President Bush uses his veto power for the first time, striking down legislation that would have expanded the number of stem cell lines available for embryonic research using federal financing. (July 19).
• Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress in the midterm elections (Nov. 7).
• John Bolton steps down as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations when it becomes clear that he does not have enough votes in the Senate to win confirmation (Dec. 4).

Birthday Callie McClincy (21-4) in history

• Day 21-4 year 1836: Texan army under Sam Houston defeated Mexicans in the Battle of San Jacinto.
• Day 21-4 year 1910: Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), author of the novel Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of 74.
• Day 21-4 year 1918: Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious World War I German flying ace known as the "Red Baron," was killed in action today.
• Day 21-4 year 1960: Brazil inaugurated its new capital, Brasilia.
• Day 21-4 year 1975: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigned.
• Day 21-4 year 1980: Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. She was later disqualified for cheating.
• Day 21-4 year 1995: Timothy McVeigh was arrested in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing.
• Day 21-4 year 1997: The ashes of Timothy Leary, Gene Roddenberry, and 22 others blasted into space for the first space funerals.