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Brett Voce Hello my name is Brett Voce. I was born on the 26th of September in 1995. I was born in my current hometown of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. I weighed 5lb, 1ounce when I was born and 4lbs, 11ounces a week later when I left the Chambersburg Hospital. On the day I was born it was sunny that day and the High temputare of 61 degrees. I was born at 12:05 am. Here our some cool and interesting facts that happened on my birthday in past years and years after I was born but first some facts from the year 1995 The population of the United States in 1995 was 262,764,948 and the President was William Clinton and the Vice President was Albert Gore. The winner of the super bowl XXIX was San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49-26. The winner of the World Series 1995 was the Atlanta Braves by a score of 4-2. Sept 26, 1776 – Congress elects agents to negotiate treaty with France. Among the elected were Ben Franklin, Arthur Lee, and Silias Derne. Some contents of the treaty include their newly formed alliance with France. media type="youtube" key="QazmVHAO0os" width="253" height="210"

Sept 26 1820- Famous frontiersman Daniel Boone dies in Missouri. He died at the age of 86 at his home near present-day Defiance, Missouri. He was born in 1734 in Berk Country.

Sept 26 1864- Battle at Pilot Knob, Missouri during the Civil War. This happened after a Confederate General invaded Missouri. On that day General Price marched 14,000 men into the city

Sept 26,1890- The United States National Mint stopped the production of the $1 and $3 dollar coins. Also the 3-cent coin production was stopped. Also on that day Abraham Curry become the first superintendent of the United States National Mint. This all happened because of the act of September 26,1890

Sept 26, 1914- The Federal Trade Commission was established. The trade commission establishment was to promote consumer protection. Its headquarters is in the District of Columbia and has over 1200 employees.

Sept 26, 1918-Meuse-Argome offensive opens. On the morning of Sept 26, 1918, more than 700 allied tanks that were followed by troops. They advanced on the German positions in the Argonne Forest. US and other troops bombed the area, killing 278 and disabled more than 10,000 soldiers. Sept 26, 1944- On Sept 26 in 1944, Operation Market-Garden a plan to seize bridges in the Dutch town of Arnhem fails. As many British and Polish soldiers fall dead or wounded or taken as prisoners. Sept 26, 1957- The famous western musical called West Side Story has its debut. Its first performance was done in the Winter Garden Theater in New York. When this musical was made into a movie, it won 10 Academy awards.

Sept 26, 1960- Presidential candidates John Kennedy and Richard Nixon square off in a presidential debate. This was the first ever televised debate. Kennedy won this debate by a long shot and Nixon later would not be ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QazmVHAO0osn debates in the 1968 and 1972 campaigns. There is a picture along with a link to the video.

Sept 26, 1971- All star and Hall of Fame Pitcher Jim Palmer threw his 20th win of the season for the Orioles. Making him the first to throw four twenty wins seasons in a row since the 1920 Chicago White Sox’s. He also tied the Orioles record for most 20 plus win seasons Sept 26, 1981- Pro Athlete and All star Pro Women’s Tennis, Serena William was born in this day. Williams is Now 28 and is the reigning champion in singles and doubles competition. She also has two Olympic Gold Metals. Sept 26, 1982- Kitt the talking debuts on the first episode of Night Rider. Kitt the car is a modified Pontiac Firebird. Although David Hasselhoff was the lead role, Kitt was the main attraction of the show. Sept 26, 2002- The Joola was sailing from Ziguinchor to Dakar. It had 1,035 passengers on board despite its max limit was 800, many were allowed on without tickets. It capsized off the coast of Cambia. Only 64 out of 1,035 survived.

Sept 26, 2008- TV star and actor Paul Newman dies at the age of 83 of lung cancer. He was also a film director and the founder of Newman’s Own. Newman’s Own is a food company that donates all profits the charities and other helping groups. A pictures of Newman is shown below as he looked in 2007