Youtube star Jireh Lim

Events in 1992 and 25-8

Events in US in the birth year of Jireh Lim

• Four officers acquitted in Los Angeles beating of Rodney King; violence erupts in Los Angeles (April 29 et seq.).
• Caspar W. Weinberger indicted in Iran-Contra affair (June 16).
• US Supreme Court reaffirms right to abortion (June 29).
• Democratic convention nominates Bill Clinton and Al Gore (July 1).
• Court clears Exxon Valdez skipper (July 10). Background: Oil Spills
• Four police officers indicted in Rodney King beating (Aug. 5).
• Republicans renominate Bush and Quayle (Aug. 20).
• Senate ratifies second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (Oct. 1).
• Bill Clinton elected President, Al Gore Vice President; Democrats keep control of Congress (Nov. 3).
• Bush pardons former Reagan Administration officials involved in Iran-Contra affair (Dec. 24).

Birthday Jireh Lim (25-8) in history

• Day 25-8 year 1718: Louisiana's largest city, New Orleans, was founded by French settlers and named after the Duke of Orleans.
• Day 25-8 year 1825: Uruguay declared its independence from Brazil.
• Day 25-8 year 1875: Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel. It took him 21 hours and 45 minutes.
• Day 25-8 year 1916: The Department of the Interior created the National Park Service to manage and preserve national parks and monuments for future generations.
• Day 25-8 year 1944: Paris was liberated from Nazi occupation by Allied forces.
• Day 25-8 year 1984: Author Truman Capote was found dead in Los Angeles.
• Day 25-8 year 2001: Singer and actress Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
• Day 25-8 year 2003: NASA launched the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope.
• Day 25-8 year 2009: Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy, a fixture in the Senate for 46 years, dies of brain cancer at the age of 77.
• Day 25-8 year 2012: The first human to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, died after suffering complications from a heart bypass.