Youtube star Madysyn Rose

Events in 2001 and 15-12

Events in US in the birth year of Madysyn Rose

• In final days of presidency, Bill Clinton issues controversial pardons, including one for Marc Rich, billionaire fugitive financier (Jan. 20).
• George W. Bush is sworn in as 43rd president (Jan. 20).
• U.S. submarine Greeneville sinks Japanese fishing boat, killing 9 (Feb. 9).
• FBI agent Robert Hanssen is charged with spying for Russia for 15 years (Feb. 20).
• Race riots in Cincinnati continue for several days following a shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer (April 7 et seq.).
• Four are declared guilty in 1998 terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (May 29). Background: U.S. Embassy Bombings.
• Balance of the Senate shifts after Jim Jeffords of Vermont changes his party affiliation from Republican to Independent. The move strips Republicans of control of the Senate and gives Democrats the narrowest of majorities (50-49-1) (June 5).
• Bush signs new tax-cut law, the largest in 20 years (June 7). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh executed (June 11).
• Budget surplus dwindles. The Congressional Budget Office attributes this rapid change in the nation's fortunes to the slowing economy and the Bush tax cut (Aug. 22). Background: Economic Downturn and a Tax Cut.
• Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh (Sept. 11). Toll of dead and injured in thousands. Within days, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network are identified as the parties behind the attacks.
• Anthrax scare rivets nation, as anthrax-laced letters are sent to various media and government officials. Several postal workers die after handling the letters (throughout October).

Birthday Madysyn Rose (15-12) in history

• Day 15-12 year 1791: The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it.
• Day 15-12 year 1890: Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American police.
• Day 15-12 year 1916: The French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun.
• Day 15-12 year 1939: The movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Day 15-12 year 1944: Band leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the English Channel.
• Day 15-12 year 1961: Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.
• Day 15-12 year 1964: Canada adopted its national flag, a red maple leaf on a white background.
• Day 15-12 year 1966: Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles.
• Day 15-12 year 1989: A demonstration that turned into a popular uprising in Romania began the downfall of Nicolae Ceausescu.