Youtube star Joe Walker

Events in 1987 and 6-2

Events in US in the birth year of Joe Walker

• US Supreme Court rules Rotary Clubs must admit women (May 4).
• US Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., retires (June 26).
• Oliver North, Jr., tells Congressional inquiry higher officials approved his secret Iran-Contra operations (July 7–10).
• Admiral John M. Poindexter, former National Security Adviser, testifies he authorized use of Iran arms sale profits to aid Contras (July 15–22).
• George P. Shultz testifies he was deceived repeatedly on Iran-Contra affair (July 23–24).
• Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger tells inquiry of official deception and intrigue (July 31, Aug. 3).
• Reagan says Iran arms-Contra policy went astray and accepts responsibility (Aug. 12).
• Senate, 58-42, rejects Robert H. Bork as US Supreme Court Justice (Oct. 23).

Birthday Joe Walker (6-2) in history

• Day 6-2 year 1788: Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union.
• Day 6-2 year 1804: Joseph Priestley, British chemist, died. His work on the isolation of gases led him to discover oxygen in 1774.
• Day 6-2 year 1899: The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between Spain and the United States was signed.
• Day 6-2 year 1933: The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which set the date for the president's inauguration on Jan. 20, was adopted.
• Day 6-2 year 1935: The popular board game Monopoly® went on sale for the first time.
• Day 6-2 year 1952: Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
• Day 6-2 year 1971: Astronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a "javelin" on the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain on the Moon today.
• Day 6-2 year 2001: Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel.
• Day 6-2 year 2012: The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marked the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.