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1998 U.S. district judge T. Hogan declares line-item veto law unconstitutional
1995 "Garden District" closes at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1995 "Garden District" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1992 Irish Republican Army bombs London financial district, killing 3 1992 F-16 jet crashes at residential district of Hengelo Netherlands (No deaths) 1989 U.S. Senate impeaches U.S. District Judge Alcee L Hastings 1986 Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1985 Vicki Vola, actress (Miss Miller-Mr District Attorney) 1983 U.S. District Court begins trying Yonkers accuse of race discrimination 1979 Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1997 1978 NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms 1977 Shannan McCray, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1996 1976 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur 1976 La Chanda Jenkins, Miss District of Columbia USA 1996 1971 Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hours 1965 Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer, 1990 Brisbane and District 1962 Marin County withdraws from BART district 1962 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district, San Francisco Bay area 1961 J B Parsons is 1st African American judge of a U.S. District Court 1961 James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court 1959 Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 1959 Ann O'Neill, Toowoomba QLD, golfer, 1989 Downs District Champ 1954 Catherine Crier, born in Dallas, Texas, former district court judge, television personality, writer, anchor Court TV program 1953 U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1946 Julius Streicher, German District Leader (Of Sturmer), hanged 1945 Khaleda Zia, born in Dinajpur District, India, first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1991 - 1996, listed in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2006 1941 Police raid 11th district of Paris, takes 4,000+ Jewish males 1940 Nong Duc Manh, born in Na Ri District, Bac Kan province, Vietnam, Vietnamese Politician 1935 Ian Stewart, born in Scotland, born Bernard Harold Ian Halley Stewartby, Baron Stewartby of Portmoak in the District of Perth and Kinross, Member of Parliament for Hitchin 1933 CCC Camps are established in Cleveland Park District 1930 106 degrees F (41 degrees C), Washington, D.C. (district record) 1923 Charles Keating, district attorney, Los Angeles, California 1918 Annette Adams sworn in as 1st woman district attorney of U.S., California 1917 Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes 1904 John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1903 U.S. wins disputed boundary between District of Alaska and Canada 1899 Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female district attorney, NY 1899 -15 degrees F (-26 degrees C), Washington, D.C. (district record) 1896 Bay District Race Track closes 1888 Hail stones kills about 250 in Moradabad district of Delhi 1885 Julius Streicher, German district leader, Sturmer 1882 1st district lit by electricity (NY's Pearl Street Station) 1873 Bay District Race Track opens 1871 Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC 1862 Slavery abolished in District of Columbia 1839 Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia 1790 Congress establishes District of Columbia 1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia |
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