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Birthday Project // August 31, 1995 // -    On this sunny and beautiful Thursday, Lakshmi Srinivas was born in Thirupur, Tamil Nadu, India. She was born at 6:14 pm in the evening weighing 6 pounds. **// On This Day //** August 31, 1939 – Nazi Germany, posing as Poles, purposely attack a German radio station // Sender Gleiwitz // in Upper Silesia, Germany. With the attack they created an excuse to attack Poland the next day, starting World War II in Europe. The Nazis do this in order to create the appearance of Polish aggression towards Germany as a part of Operation Himmler. August 31, 1957 – Kukula, Fran and Ollie, a children’s TV show, airs its final episode. This how featured two puppets Kukula and Ollie with actress Fran Allison as the host. Started in 1948, this show was considered one of the most important series, next to Garroway at Lage, made in Chicago. This was when Chicago was briefly an important production center for network programs in the late 1940s.

August 31, 1957 – The British flag was lowered for the last time in Merdeka Square (Kuala Lamupur), Malaya. In 1961, Singapore,    made up of Sabak and Sarawak, combined with Malaya to form the new territory of Malaysia. As results of this, there are about 21 million people form diverse backgrounds/ races living in Malaysia. August 31, 1962 – Small paradise islands found in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago gains it independence from Britain. Even though Trinidad and Tobago are two separate islands, they are still considered one country. People from Trinidad and Tobago are called Trinidadians, Tobagonians, Trinbagonians, and Trins. It is a multi-cultural island with natives of African, Indian, Asian, French, and Dutch ancestries. August 31, 1997 – Princess Diana of Wales, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and her driver Henry Paul die in a car crash in Paris. Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.Their sons Prince William and Henry are second and third in line to the throne of the United Kingdom and fifteen other Commonwealth Realms. August 31, 2006 - Edvard Munch’s most famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, was found in a raid by Norwegian police. Painted in 1893, this painting depicts an anguish figure against the red blood sky. The background is a landscape of Oslofjord, as seen from the hill of Ekeberg, in Oslo, Norway. **// In This Year //** ** March 14, 1995 ** – Dr. Norman Thargard becomes the first American aboard the Russian space station //Mir//. During the 115 days on flight, twenty eight experiments were conducted. This mission ended on June 7, 1995. March 18, 1995 – After being in retirement for nearly two years, the greatest basketball player of all times come out of retirement. His most memorable game of initial comeback was dubbed “Double Nickel”. Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls until 200, when he switched over to the Washington Wizards. Even today, he is considered NBA’s most phenomenal player. March 22, 1995 – Dr. Valeri Vladimirovich Polyako returns to Earth after setting the record for spending 437.7 days in space, the longest manned spaceflight. He traveled 186,887,000 miles and orbited Earth 7,075 times while in space. During his stay on Mir, he conducted medical, physiological, and sanitary-hygienic research, some of which were a part of international space researches. April 19, 1995 – At 9:02 am, a truck explodes in front of the nine-story Alfred P. Murrah federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Two days earlier this truck was filled with about 5,000 pounds of Kinepak or AFNO (ammonium nitrate/fuel oil), a highly violate motor-racing fuel. The building was collapsed, as a result, leaving 168 people dead, including 15    infants from the second-floor daycare. May 19, 1995 –  Balamurali Ambati of India graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York at the age of 17, becoming the world’s youngest doctor. He continued his education in Harvard specializing in ophthalmology. Dr. Ambati developed plans and strategies to reverse corneal angiognesis. Currently, Dr. Ambati is completing his fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at Duke University. June 24, 1995 – Nelson Mandela presented the William Webb Ellis Cup to South African Rugby Team. This was presented to the captain Francois Pienarr after defeating New Zealand at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. This moment was considered a one of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments on British Television Programs.

August 24, 1995 – Microsoft introduces Windows 95. This new system promised to make computers more efficient and more reliable that Windows 3x. New features of Windows 95 included multi – tasking and instant access to Microsoft Network on-line service. September 02, 1995 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio. Renowned architect I.M. Pei designed this stunning building. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame contains interactive exhibits, offers programs for the public, and much more. Currently, it is celebrating its 25th anniversary with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts.
 * October 3, 1995 ** – O.J. Simpson, a former football player and actor, is found not guilty of double murder for the death of his wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. This is the longest trial in California history. The O.J. Simpson murder case has been described as the most publicized criminal trial in American history.

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United States President : // Bill Clinton // United States Vice-President : // Al Gore // Bill Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas in 1978, becoming the youngest governor. He later became known as “the Comeback Kid” after being elected as the governor again in 1982. He is the first president to serve two consecutive terms after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. World Series Winner : Atlanta Braves //vs.// Cleveland Indians (1- 0 ) Super Bowl XXIX : San Francisco 49ers //vs.// San Diego Chargers (49- 26 )

Invention for the Year : Sun Microsystems introduce Java, a new cross-platform computer programming language, created by James Gosling. Although Java was introduced as a way of improving the appearances of Web sites it is then used as a simplified network computer that will store and access files and programs on a network rather than on a hard drive. Java is still used today. Science Event for the Year: Scientist at the Institute of Genomic Research in Gaithersburg, Maryland announce that they have decoded the complete gene set (genome) for a free-living organism. Scientists J. Craig Venter and Hamilton O. Smith decoded the DNA sequence of a bacterium called //Hemophilus influenza.// This sequence has 1,830,121 DNA base pairs.