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Bethany Taylor Paszkowski
 = = **On May 16, 1995, Bethany Paszkowski was born in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on a tuesday morning around 9:05 a.m. She was 21 inches and 7 pounds 8 ounces. On this day the temperature was 68.9 degrees fahrenheit and sunny with no precipitation.**

** Events in history occuring on May 16 : ** New York City established a hospital to deal with people that had cholera on May 16, 1849. It was then made a destination for immigrants around the world. It was a good thing they made the hospital to help cure cholera since it already killed 5,000 people.  On May 16 in 1866, the Congress authorized the nickel. It became the United States’ 5-cent piece. It also replaced the silver half-dime.  On May 16, 1868, the U.S. Senate voted against impeaching President Andrew Johnson. They were accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors. The trial lasted 10 days later, and he was voted out of office. In 1918, during WWI, the United States congress passes the Sedition Act on May 16. The Sedition Act was a piece of legislation designed to protect America’s participation in the war. This act was orchestrated largely by A. Mitchell Palmer. On May 16 in 1965, 27 U.S. and 4 Vietnamese men were killed in the Vietnam War. This occurred because of “an accidental explosion of a bomb on one aircraft which spread to others.” This explosion occurred in Bien Hoa, Vietnam.

Janet Jackson was born on May 16 in 1966. She was a singer who was from Gary, Indiana. Also, her brother was Michael Jackson. On May 16, 1969, a U.S. submarine, named //Guitarro//, sunk. It sunk at the pier at San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard. This pier is located in Vallejo, California. The first Academy Awards occurred in May 16, 1971. Around 270 people went to a dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel where the first awards were given in 12 categories. Wings, a silent film, won for best picture. David Boreanaz was born on May 16, 1971. He was an actor and starred in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Boreanaz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the injured center for the Los Angeles Lakers was out, Earvin “Magic” Johnson steps in to play on May 16, 1980. The rookie scored a total of 42 points. That eventually led the Lakers to winning the first championship since 1972 against the 76ers.

On May 16 in 1983, Michael Jackson first performed the moonwalk. He performed on the Motown 25th Anniversary special to his hit song “Billie Jean.” This performance occurred about 5 months after his second successful album was released, //Thriller.// media type="youtube" key="tpWLa86Fw8U" height="344" width="425" On May 16, 1985, Margaret Hamilton passed away. She was an actress who was actually the wicked witch on the movie, Wizard of Oz (as seen below). Margaret Hamilton died from a heart attack at age 82. In 1994, on May 16, Jennifer Capriati was arrested. Jennifer Capriati was a famous tennis star. She was arrested because she was caught with the il legal possession of marijuana.

On my exact birthday, May 16 1995, the Japanese police arrested cult leader Shoko Asahara. They charged him with Nerve-gas attack. He was charged two months earlier on Tokyo’s subways.

** Events that occured in 1995 : ** Population: The population in the United States on May 16, 1995 was around 262,764,948 people.

Invention: In 1995, an invention was made that allowed people to watch movies on a disk. The disk was called a digital videodisk. It ended up being abbreviated and is now called a DVD.

Invention: In 1995, the first solo transpacific balloon was flown. It was flown from Seoul, South Korea to Saskatchewan, Canada. Steve Fosset, who made a flight that was more than 5,430 miles, set a record for distance.

President & Vice President: Bill Clinton was the president starting in 1993. Al Gore was the vice president during these years. Both of them were democratic.

World Series winner & score: In 1995, the teams playing in the World Series were the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians. The final scored was 4 to 2. The Braves won.  Super Bowl winner & score: The two teams to play in the Super Bowl in 1995 were the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. The score was 27 to 17. The Cowboys had won.

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