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Events in 2001 and 9-7

Events in US in the birth year of AyeitsMalani

• 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 AyeitsMalani (9-7) in history

• Day 9-7 year 1816: Argentina formally declared independence from Spain.
• Day 9-7 year 1850: Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., died after only 16 months in office.
• Day 9-7 year 1872: The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Me.
• Day 9-7 year 1896: William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention.
• Day 9-7 year 1900: The British Parliament proclaimed that as of Jan. 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united at the Commonwealth of Australia.
• Day 9-7 year 1974: Former U.S. chief justice Earl Warren died in Washington, DC.
• Day 9-7 year 1997: Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.
• Day 9-7 year 2002: Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a tie after 11 innings. Both sides had run out of pitchers.
• Day 9-7 year 2011: After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declares independence and becomes Africa's 54th state.