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 I was born on Monday May 29, 1995. When I was born I weighed 7.7 pounds and was 21 inches tall. I was born at 6:06 A.M. at Chambersburg Hospital. The weather that day was warm, sunny, and calm.

On May 29, 1736, Patrick Henry was born. He was a great American Revolutionary patriot. His most famous quote is “Give me liberty or give me death."  On May 29, 1765, Patrick Henry denounces the Stamp Act. He did this in Virginia’s House of Burgesses. The Stamp Act put tax on items such as newspapers, ect.

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the constitution. Their message was lengthy and included a Bill of Rights. They also listed several proposed amendments.  On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state of the U.S. Union. The “Badger State” got its nickname from Wisconsin lead mines. They called these mines badgers.

On May 29, 1910, an airplane raced a train and won! The race was from Albany, New York to New York City. As a reward pilot Glenn Curtiss won $10,000.  On May 29, 1912, 15 women were fired from their job. They were caught dancing the “Turkey Trot.” They worked for a publishing company in Philadelphia.

On May 29, 1914, heavy fog caused a collision of boats on the St. Lawrence River. It killed 1,073 people. It was one of the worst maritime disasters in history.  On May 29, 1917, John F. Kennedy was born. He was the 35th U.S. President. He was one of the four presidents to be assassinated.  On May 29, 1942, Adolf Hitler ordered all of the Jews in Paris to wear yellow stars on the left side of their coats. He also states that Jews are no longer people but beasts. This was the start of many problems.  On May 29, 1953, Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Mt. Everest is the highest point above sea level at 29,035 feet. News of their achievement went worldwide just four days later. 

On May 29, 1954, Bing Crosby recorded his version of “White Christmas.” It would go on to sell over 30 million copies. A year later it was nominated for the Oscars.  On May 29, 1979, actor Woody Harrelson’s father is charged with murder. Jimmy Charga paid Charles Harrelson $250,000 to murder Judge John Wood. Jimmy worried that he would be found guilty and needed the judge gone.  On May 29, 1985, 35 people died in a soccer riot. The riot was between British and Italian spectators. It broke out at the European Cup Final in Belgium. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">media type="youtube" key="uQbW5ww1mCo" height="344" width="425" align="right" __<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Science Event - __<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> On May 29, 1990, an earthquake hit Peru killing 70 people. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.0. 6,000 of the existing 20,000 homes were destroyed in the Epicentral area.

<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__President and Vice President__ - The president during 1995 was Bill Clinton. The Vice-President was Al Gore. They both served two terms from 1992-2000. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #9311a6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: #54166a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Winner of Super Bowl - Super Bowl XXIX was played on Jan. 29, 1995. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the San Diego chargers 49 to 26. The game was held in Miami, Florida. <span style="color: #9311a6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #9311a6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #54166a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Population __ <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> –The United States population in 1995 was around 262.8 million people. China had the largest population that year with about 1.2 billion people. The U.S. ranked third behind China and India.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Winner of World Series __ <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> – In 1995 Atlanta defeated the Cleveland with a series score of 4-2. Bobby Cox was the manager for Atlanta and Cleveland’s manager was Mike Hargrove. The score of the last game was 1-0.

<span style="color: #33cc33; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On May 29, 2001, four followers of Osama Bin Laden were convicted in New York. They were convicted of global conspiracy to murder Americans. They also were involved in two bombings of U.S. Embassies in Africa. <span style="color: #33cc33; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> __<span style="color: #9311a6; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Science Event __ <span style="color: #9311a6; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">- On May 29, 2004, archeologists excavating a cave found a new human species. These people were only about 3 feet tall and had heads the size of grape fruit. These hobbit people were estimated to be alive around 18,000 years ago <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.