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=Britton Beegle's Day of Birth=

Possibly the greatest day ever in American history is the date of June 26, 1994. It was a bright sunny day, one of the hottest of the year. It was already nightfall when the greatest thing this world has seen since sliced bread was born into this world. At 9:24 on that sunday night a little bundle of awesome weighing in at 8lb. 2oz. and measuring 22 1/2in. was born. Now since this was such a great event I have researched other thing that have happened on this date in prior years.

**General Facts about 1994 that you dont need to know but are going to find out-**

The president of the united states was Bill Clinton. His vice president was Al Goore. This was his second year as president of the United States of America.

There was no world series game in 1994. All of the players went on a strike. The reason was that the field owners wanted to much money to play on their fields.

The winner of the Super Bowl was the Dallas Cowboys over the Buffalo Bills. The score of the game was 30-13. The game was held in Georgia Dome in Georgia.

The hubble telescope revealed a few secrets about the universe. The first time the impact of a comet on a planet was observed was in this year and observed by the hubble telscope. The impact speed was estimated to be at speeds over 210,00kpm. The impact was on the planet Jupiter and was now fully visible at first, but becuase of the planets extremly fast rotation the impact could be seen minutes later.

The world population was about 5.6 billion people. In America the population reached about 260,204 people. Men numbered 127,010, and women numbered 133,194.

In Death Valley, California on June 26 there was a massive heat wave. The hottest temperature ever recorded was on this day The temperature was a stagering 126 degrees.

Facts about other years on june 26 you don't need to know about but are going to find out-
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On June 26, 1498 the chinese invented the soon to come most used item in a bathroom, the toothbrush.The first tooth brush was made of bone and hair. It was very uncleanly and was a breeding ground for bacteria. That is why the toothbrush did not catch on until the 1900's when nylon fibers were substituded for the hair, making it more hygenic. On June 26, 1541 Francisco Pizarro was assassinated in Lima by the son of one of his freinds and later an antagonist. Diego Almagro was the murderer and he was caught and killed shortyly after.

On June 26, 1806 there was a terrible thunder storm in Luxembourg. Lightning struck a gunpowder factory in the storm. the factory caught on fire, and the resulting explosion killed 300 people and wounded dozens more.

On June 26, 1824 Lord William Thomas was born. He created the kelvin scale of tempurature. He got the name from a near by river named the Kelvin River in Scotland.

On June 26, 1870 the holiday, Christmas, was declared a federal holiday in the U.S. It wasn't readily accepted until Washinton Irving reinvented it as a day of love and freindship. That is why it took so long to be accepted in America.

On June 26, 1870 The opera Valkyrie preimered. The famous opera was the work of the composer Wagner. Its preimere was in Munnich, Germany.

. On June 26, 1896 movie theater was opened in America. At its opening it charged 10 cents for admition. The first movie shown there was a documentary about New York City in a blizzard.

On June 26, 1906 The world's first grand prix was held in France. The race covered 1,200 miles and lasted two days.Cars could not weigh more than 1,000Kg and could only be entered by a manufacturure.

On June 26, 1927 the worlds most famous roller coaster was opened on Coney Island, and it was the cyclone. The coaster was one of a kind for its time and cost only 100,000 dollars to build. When it opened the admision was 25 cents. A man Broke several vertebrea in 200, and later died from the injuries. This is the only death ever recorded since its opening.

On June 26, 1945 The charter for the United Nations was signed. It was deemed a nesesity because of the second world war. The main objective of this new group was to negotiate peace, and international conflict.

On June 26, 1957 Margrett Harold was shot and killed by a serial killer. the killer swerved in front of her car and pulled out a .38 revolver and shot her in the face. The murderers name was Melvin Rees, he was tried and accused of killing her and three others and was sentenced to life in prison. He died in 1995 because of heart failure. On June 26, The country of madagascar came into being. Its former name was The Malagasy Republic. It was formerly owned by the French Government.

On June 26, 1963 President Kenedy visited West Berlin. On this day he spoke the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner." These words in German mean I am a Berliner.

On June 26, 1976 the CN Tower was opened. It is the tallest free standing building in the world. The tower is located in the city of Toronto, Canada.

On June 26, 1977 Elvis Presley prformed in Indianapolis. This was the last preformance of his career. It would just be a short time until the king would die on the thrown.