TV actress Sophia Linkletter

Events in 1995 and 20-9

Events in the world in the birth year of Sophia Linkletter

• US rescues Mexico's economy with $20-billion aid program (Feb. 21).
• Russian space station Mir greets first Americans (March 14). US shuttle docks with station (June 27).
• Nerve gas attack in Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands. The Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame (March 20). Background: International Terrorism
• Death toll 2,000 in Rwanda massacre (April 22).
• Fighting escalates in Bosnia and Croatia (May 1). Warring parties agree on cease-fire (Oct. 5); sign peace treaty (Dec. 14).
• France explodes nuclear device in Pacific; wide protests ensue (Sept. 5). Background: nuclear weapons
• Israelis and Palestinians agree on transferring West Bank to Arabs (Sept. 24). Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin slain by Jewish extremist at peace rally (Nov. 4).

Birthday Sophia Linkletter (20-9) in history

• Day 20-9 year 1870: Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of modern Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.
• Day 20-9 year 1881: Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated.
• Day 20-9 year 1973: Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.
• Day 20-9 year 1998: Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., sat out a game, ending his consecutive game playing streak. Ripken played 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons.
• Day 20-9 year 2000: Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insufficient evidence to charge President Clinton and his wife, Hillary.
• Day 20-9 year 2001: President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress about terrorism. He also named Tom Ridge as head of the new Office of Homeland Security.