Youtube star Jack Vale

Events in 1973 and 2-9

Events in US in the birth year of Jack Vale

• Nixon, on national TV, accepts responsibility, but not blame, for Watergate; accepts resignations of H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman, fires John W. Dean III as counsel (April 30).
• Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice President and then pleads no contest to charges of evasion of income taxes while Governor of Maryland (Oct. 10).
• In the "Saturday Night Massacre," Nixon fires special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus; Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson resigns (Oct. 20).
• US Supreme Court rules on Roe v. Wade.

Birthday Jack Vale (2-9) in history

• Day 2-9 year 1666: A massive fire broke out in London, destroying much of the city, including St. Paul's Cathedral.
• Day 2-9 year 1789: The U.S. Treasury Department was established.
• Day 2-9 year 1901: Vice President Theodore Roosevelt gave his "speak softly and carry a big stick" speech, regarding foreign policy, at the Minnesota State Fair.
• Day 2-9 year 1945: Japan's formal surrender in World War II was celebrated as Victory over Japan (V-J) Day.
• Day 2-9 year 1963: Alabama governor George Wallace prevented the racial integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.
• Day 2-9 year 1969: North Vietnamese president Chi Minh died.