Youtube star Cherylyn Barnes

Events in 1955 and 4-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Cherylyn Barnes

• Nikolai A. Bulganin becomes Soviet premier, replacing Malenkov (Feb. 8). Background: Rulers of Russia since 1533
• Churchill resigns (April 5); Anthony Eden succeeds him (April 6).
• Federal Republic of West Germany becomes a sovereign state (May 5).
• The Soviet Union and seven East European countries sign the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense treaty (May 14).
• Argentina ousts dictator Juan Perón (Sept. 19).
• US starts sending $216 million in aid to Vietnam.
• The US, UK, USSR, and France meet at a summit in Geneva.

Birthday Cherylyn Barnes (4-12) in history

• Day 4-12 year 1783: George Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.
• Day 4-12 year 1816: James Monroe of Virginia was elected (by electors) the fifth president of the United States.
• Day 4-12 year 1875: William Marcy "Boss" Tweed of New York's Tammany Hall escaped from jail and fled the country.
• Day 4-12 year 1945: The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.
• Day 4-12 year 1978: Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor.
• Day 4-12 year 1991: Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson is released after seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.
• Day 4-12 year 1993: Rock musician and composer Frank Zappa died at age 52.
• Day 4-12 year 2003: Interpol put the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor, on its most-wanted list.