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=Shawn Ramer =

On February 11th, 1995 I was born. The day was Saturday and the time was 4:02 P.M. I was 22.5 inches tall and weighed 8 pounds and 2.5 oz. The weather that day was cold. February 11th, 1776 Georgia’s Governor Escapes In 1776 Georgia’s governor Sir James Wright escaped his residence in Savannah to the safety of a British Warship. After escaping he put together an army. After this he moved to London and died two years later.

February 11th, 1858 Virgin Mary Spotted In southern France The Virgin Mary appeared supposedly. A 14 year old claims to have seen her and talked to her. Mary told her to drink from a fountain in the grotto.

February 11th, 1861 Lincoln Leaves Springfield Lincoln left Springfield and headed to Washington as a president-elect. He traveled in a private two-car train. His wife didn’t go with him because she was out shopping.

February 11th, 1916 Birth Control Leader Arrested In 1916 Emma Goldman was arrested for lecturing and distributing materials for birth control. She was arrested numerous times before. She was also part of anti-war crusaders.

February 11th, 1918 Russian General Commits Suicide In 1918 Russian General Kaledin committed suicide. He was part of the Cossack. He resigned from his position went into the next room and killed himself with one gunshot to the chest.

February 11th, 1937 Three Simultaneous Radio Broadcasts In 1937 all three radio networks broadcasted at the same time. The three stations were CBS, NBC, and Mutual. All of these benefited a concert from Radio City Musical Hall.

February 11th, 1937 Automotive Sit-down In 1937 after a 44-day-sit-down Sloan the president of GM signed a union contract. This was the first in U.S. auto history. The strike began on New Years Eve.

February 11th, 1942 The Channel Dash In 1942 the Channel Dash occurred. Three German battle ships made a mad dash up the English Channel. The German were being chased by the French.

February 11th, 1952 Central Europe Avalanche In1952 an avalanche began across Central Europe. It all started when Central Europe got many feet of snow. Twenty people were killed and ten others seriously injured.

February 11th, 1958 Marshall Teague Dies In 1958 a tragedy at Daytona International Speedway occurred. While trying to set a new speed record Marshall Teague crashed and died. He was 37 years old. February 11th, 1962 SC-47 Aircraft Crashes In 1962 a SC-47 aircraft crashed killing nine crewmen. The aircraft was part of Operation Farm Gate. President John F. Kennedy expanded the operation to combat, which brought the SC-47 into battle.

February 11th, 1963 Beatles Record First Album The Beatles recorded their first album __Please Please Me__ in 1963. It was number 2 on British top 20 They also had their fist U.S. tour in 1964.

February 11th, 1970 Fourth Space Power Launches The world’s fourth space power is finally launched. Japan launched its first satellite in 1970. Two months later China became the fifth power launching a satellite.

February 11th, 1990 Mike Tyson Knocked Out An underdog name Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990. The fight went ten rounds and took place in Tokyo, Japan. Buster went on to win the fight in a major upset. media type="youtube" key="wsrsUTtYmeU" height="177" width="226"

=GENERAL FACTS=

Population The population of the United States was 262,764,948. The world population was 5.7 billion. Both of these numbers increased a fair amount from the previous year.

Scientific Invention In 1995 DVD/s were invented. This was also the year that they hit stores. They were replacing VHS tapes. DVD stands for (digital video disk).

Scientific Invention The Play Station One was released. It retailed for $299. Over 50 million units were sold. President and Vice President The president was William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton and the Vice-President was Al Gore. They held these two positions from 1993-2001.

World Series The Atlanta Braves won by an overall 4-2 game win. The Braves won the first two games then alternated L, W, L, and W until the final game. Their coach was Bobby Cox.

Super Bowl The winner of Super Bowl XXX was the Dallas Cowboys. They played the Pittsburgh Steelers. The final score was 27-17.