Youtube star George Sasaki

Events in 2000 and 19-1

Events in US in the birth year of George Sasaki

• Wary investors bring stock plunge; beginning of the end of the Internet stock boom (Feb. 25).
• Cuban boy Elián González, 6, at center of international dispute, reunited with his father after federal raid of Miami relatives' home (April 22).
• U.S. presidential election closest in decades; Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state (Nov. 7-8). Republicans file federal suit to block manual recount of Florida presidential election ballots sought by Democrats (Nov. 11). Florida Supreme Court rules election hand count may continue (Nov. 21). U.S. Supreme Court orders halt to manual recount of Florida votes (Dec. 9). Supreme Court seals Bush victory by 5-4; rules there can be no further recounting (Dec. 12). See 2000 election chronology.
• See also: 2000 Year in Review and 2000 Month-by-Month

Birthday George Sasaki (19-1) in history

• Day 19-1 year 1915: The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by George Claude of Paris, France.
• Day 19-1 year 1953: Lucy Ricardo gave birth to baby Ricky on I Love Lucy. More people tuned in to watch the show than the inauguration of President Eisenhower.
• Day 19-1 year 1955: President Eisenhower okayed the first filming of a news conference for television.
• Day 19-1 year 1966: Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.
• Day 19-1 year 1981: The United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.
• Day 19-1 year 1997: Yasser Arafat returned to Hebron for the first time in 30 years, as Israel hands over control of the West Bank city to Palestinians.
• Day 19-1 year 2001: President Clinton admitted he made false statements under oath about Monica Lewinsky.