TV actress Destiny Whitlock

Events in 2001 and 7-5

Events in US in the birth year of Destiny Whitlock

• 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 Destiny Whitlock (7-5) in history

• Day 7-5 year 1824: Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
• Day 7-5 year 1847: The American Medical Association was first held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Day 7-5 year 1915: The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland.
• Day 7-5 year 1945: Germany unconditionally surrendered to the allies in Rheims, France.
• Day 7-5 year 1954: The 56-day-long battle of Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh's forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French power in Indochina.
• Day 7-5 year 1992: The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified.
• Day 7-5 year 1994: Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.
• Day 7-5 year 1999: During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
• Day 7-5 year 2000: Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as Russia’s president.