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Events in 2001 and 17-3

Events in US in the birth year of Thomas Ketchum

• 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 Thomas Ketchum (17-3) in history

• Day 17-3 year 1762: The first St. Patrick's Day Parade in the United States, was held in New York City.
• Day 17-3 year 1776: British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
• Day 17-3 year 1870: Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.
• Day 17-3 year 1942: Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.
• Day 17-3 year 1963: Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.
• Day 17-3 year 1969: Golda Meir was sworn in as prime minister of Israel.
• Day 17-3 year 2003: President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.