Youtube star Brianna Nicole

Events in 2001 and 24-1

Events in the world in the birth year of Brianna Nicole

• Congo president Laurent Kabila assassinated by bodyguard (Jan. 16). Son Joseph Kabila takes over amid continuing civil war.
• Ariel Sharon wins election in Israel (Feb. 6). Right-wing leader chosen overwhelmingly as nation's fifth prime minister in just over five years during worst Israeli-Palestinian violence in years. Background: Middle East.
• The long-simmering resentment of Macedonia's ethnic Albanians erupts into violence in March. The rebels seek greater autonomy within Macedonia. After six months of fighting, a peace agreement is signed (Aug. 13). British-led NATO forces enter the country and disarm the guerrillas. Background: Macedonia and the Balkans.
• U.S. spy plane and Chinese jet collide (April 2); Sino-American relations deteriorate during a standoff. The 24 crew members of the U.S. plane were detained for 11 days and released after the U.S. issued a formal statement of regret.
• Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is delivered to UN tribunal in The Hague to await war-crime trial (June 29).
• Without U.S., 178 nations reach agreement on climate accord, which rescues, though dilutes, 1997 Kyoto Protocol (July 23).
• In response to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, U.S. and British forces launch bombing campaign on Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan (Oct. 7). Bombings continue on a daily basis. Background: Afghanistan.
• Irish Republican Army announces that it has begun to dismantle its weapons arsenal, marking a dramatic leap forward in Northern Ireland peace process (Oct. 23). Background: Northern Ireland Primer.
• At a UN-sponsored summit in Bonn, Germany, Afghani factions meet to create a post-Taliban government (Nov. 27). Hamid Karzai is selected as head of the transitional government (Dec. 5). Background: Who's Who in Afghanistan.
• Taliban regime in Afghanistan collapses after two months of bombing by American warplanes and fighting by Northern Alliance ground troops (Dec. 9).
• Israel condemns the Palestinian Authority as a "terror-supporting entity" and severs ties with leader Yasir Arafat following mounting violence against Israelis (Dec. 3). The Israeli Army begins bombing Palestinian areas. Background: Middle East.

Birthday Brianna Nicole (24-1) in history

• Day 24-1 year 41: Gaius Caesar, the Roman emperor, nicknamed Caligula (meaning The Little Shoe - because he used to wear military boots as a child), was murdered.
• Day 24-1 year 1848: Gold was first discovered in California, in Sutter's mill. When President Polk announced the news in December, the gold rush began.
• Day 24-1 year 1908: Robert Baden-Powell organized the first Boy Scout troop in England.
• Day 24-1 year 1943: The Casablanca Conference with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill concluded.
• Day 24-1 year 1965: Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
• Day 24-1 year 1972: Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on.
• Day 24-1 year 1986: Voyager Two space probe passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus.
• Day 24-1 year 1993: The first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, died.
• Day 24-1 year 2003: The Department of Homeland Security, under Tom Ridge, became a cabinet department.