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Kelly Smith Kelly Smith was born on October 14, 1994. She was born in Chambersburg, PA to Dan and Carol Smith. Kelly was born at about 10 A.M. that friday and was about 20 inches long and 8 lbs. and 4 oz. On this friday, it was cold and rainy. Additional events of October 14 include: 1774- The Continental Congress, made up of colonists, met for the first time. They declared colonial rights to England. The meeting was in Philadelphia and had a great impact on the history of the United States.   1890- One of America’s many presidents was born. Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Texas. His parents we**re David and Ida Stover Eisenhower.** 


 * 1912- On his way to make a speech, Theodore Roosevelt was the victim of an assassination attempt. The bullet didn’t kill him and stuck in his chest. He continued to give a speech lasting over an hour with the bullet still in his body, before going to the hospital. **

** 1915- Florida celebrated an uncommon holiday. They called it Farmer’s Day. ** [] <- This is a video.
 * 1947- U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time. He flew over Southern California. His plane went over 662 miles per hour at 40000 feet. **


 * 1960- JFK was president in 1960. He inspired and suggested the Peace Corps. The purpose of the Peace Corps was to encourage mutual understanding between countries and to get people to help one another. ** 

1964- Martin Luther King Jr. got the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest to ever recieve it. Dr. King gave the money to the Civil Rights movement then after.

1977- Bing Crosby, a famous singer, died. He was in Madrid, Spain and had a heart attack. He was seventy-four at the time of his death.

1978- The first television movie from a television series, came out. It was called,"Rescue from Gilligan's Island". It was based on the extremely popular show.

1980- Shortly before this date, Bob Marley found out he had cancer. On this day he had his last concert. It was held in Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania.

1986- The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a woman. Her name was Elie Wiesel. The reason she won the prize, was because she was a concentration camp survivor. *

1990- Leonard Bernstein died. He was the composer for the classic, West Side Story. He was seventy-two when he died.

1994- A space probe was sent up to Venus. It was called Magellan. Before it went through the atmosphere, however, it was burned up.

One last random fact about October 14, is that it is sometimes a holiday. Only when it falls on Monday though. On the years it falls on Monday, It is observed as Colombus Day in the United States.

In the world during 1994:


 * Population of the United States was about 260,204
 * The Channel Tunnel opened between England and France. It took over seven years to build! Altogether, 1500 workers worked on it.
 * Green Flourescent protein was successfully expressed. It is now used as flourescent marker.
 * Bill Clinton was President.
 * Al Gore was Vice President.
 * Due to a strike, there was no baseball World Series held.
 * <span style="color: #bd00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Dallas Cowboys defeated Buffalo Bills 30 to 13 in the Super Bowl.