Vine star Lucas Rangel

Events in 1997 and 20-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Lucas Rangel

• Hebron agreement signed; Israel gives up large part of West Bank city of Hebron (Jan. 16). Israeli government approves establishment of Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, a setback in Middle East peace process (Feb. 26). Background: Middle East Peace Negotiations
• US, UK, and France agree to freeze Nazis' gold loot (Feb. 3).
• Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule (June 30).
• Khmer Rouge hold trial of longtime leader Pol Pot (July 25).
• Swiss plan first payment to Holocaust victims (Sept. 17).
• European Union plans to admit six nations (Dec. 13).

Birthday Lucas Rangel (20-5) in history

• Day 20-5 year 1506: The great Italian explorer Christopher Columbus passed away in Spain.
• Day 20-5 year 1861: North Carolina voted to secede from the Union.
• Day 20-5 year 1927: Charles Lindbergh began the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight, departing from Long Island aboard the Spirit of Saint Louis.
• Day 20-5 year 1932: Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
• Day 20-5 year 1961: A mob attacked a busload of "freedom riders" in Montgomery, Ala., setting the bus on fire.
• Day 20-5 year 1978: Mavis Hutchinson, 53, became the first woman to run across America. The 3,000-mile trek took her 69 days. She ran an average of 45 miles each day.
• Day 20-5 year 1996: In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court rejected a Colorado measure banning laws that protect homosexuals from discrimination.
• Day 20-5 year 2002: East Timor became the what was then the world's newest nation.