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Aaron Jacob Sollenberger  I was born on Thursday April 13th, 1995. The time was 6:41pm and the temperature was 50 degrees. I was 19 inches tall and I weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces. The hospital that I was born in was the Chambersburg Hospital.

Facts that happened on either the day April 13 or the year 1995:

Thomas Jefferson is born on April 13, 1743. He went on to be a president of the United States and the drafter of the Declaration of Independence. He was once an architect, philosopher, musician and essayist.

Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866. The location of where he was born is Beaver, Utah. Butch Cassidy was the last of the great train robbers.

Wuthering Heights premiers April 13, 1939. It won an Oscar. The actors/actresses that starred in this film are Laurence Olivier, Merie Oberon, and David Niven. On April 13, 1970 an Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes. Astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise were 200,000 miles from earth when disaster struck. The space crafts oxygen tank exploded. As a result they didnt have as much electricity, light, oxygen, or water. They thankfully landed safely in the Pacific Ocean. media type="youtube" key="hE6NoPjWCLo" width="425" height="350" align="center"

On April 13, 1979 there was the longest doubles ping pong match. The match ended after 101 hours. This match was very intense.  On April 13, 1993 there was the first flight over Mount Everest. The person who did this was Lord Cly Desdale. The plane Desdale did this in was a wesland PV-3, it had two seats and was built around the 1930's.

In 1995 a heat wave struck the Midwestern United States. The heat waves temperatures exceeded 104 degrees. It lasted for 5 days.

On March 19, 1995 Michael Jordan rejoins the Chicago Bulls after his 17 month retirement. As soon as he came back the Bulls won there next game agianst the Pacers. Michael Jordan was one of the best basketball players of all time.

On April 18, 1995 quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirerment from football. He played for two teams during his career, the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. At the end of his retirement he was 4th in career passing yards. In 1995 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland. The building was 150,000 square feet. The person who designed it was reowned architect I.M. Pei.

In 1995 the NBA Championship was between the Houston Rockets and the Orlando Magic. The Rockets defeated the Magic with 4 wins and 0 losses in the championship games which are best out of 7. The MVP of the championship games was Hakeem Olajuwon.

On April 13, 1997 Tiger Woods wins his first masters. He was the first person of color to win the masters and he was only 21. Woods' 72 hole score was 18 under par 270. He broke the recored easily.



 On April 13, 2004 Barry Bonds hits his 661st homerun passing Willie Mays to take third place on the lifetime list. He hit this homer in the 7th inning. San Francisco which is the team Bonds played for was playing Milwaukee.

 On April 13, 2009 Bruce Snyder dies. He was an American football coach. He coached for 3 college football teams, Utah State, University of California, and Arizona State. He was named Pac-10 coach of the year twice.

In 1995 the population of the United States was 262,764,948. The population growth rate was 0.833%. The death rate was 8.27 deaths/1000 population.

Science Events that happened in 1995:

In 1995 there was the first solo balloon flight. Steve Fosset flew in a helium filled balloon for more than 5,430 miles. He flew from Seoul, South Korea to Saskatchewan Canada. In 1995 there was the first cloned sheep! Drs. Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell, both from the UK, cloned a sheep. The names of the sheep were Megan and Morag.

President and Vice President in 1995: The Pesident in 1995 was Bill Clinton. The Vice President was Albert A. Gore Jr. Bill Clinton was Prestident from January 20th, 1993 to January 20th, 2001.

The winner of the World Series in 1995: The winner of the world Series in 1995 was the Atlanta Braves. They defeated the Cleveland Indians. Atlanta won 4 games and Cleveland won 2. The score of the final game was 1-0, Atlanta won.

The winner of the Super Bowl in 1995: The winner of the Super Bowl in 1995 was the San Francisco 49ers. They beat the San Diego Chargers by a score of 49 to 26. The game was played in Miami, Florida. The MVP of the game was Steve Young, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.