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May 28th, 1995. The faithful day where a miracle was born. That miracle is me, Rebecca Vandiver. I was born on a Sunday morning at 7:15AM, the average temperature that day was 61.5 degrees Farenheit. I, Rebecca Vandiver, share a birthday with my grandpapa, Robert Bowers. He and my family, along with the whole world, were delighted to recieve the 9.9 lbs and 20 inch baby that I was. On this day, an amazing life was started, a life of an amazingly funny, smart and talented girl.



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May 28th, 1929. "On With The Show" debuted at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. It was The Warner Brother's first all-color, talking film. Arthur Lake, Ethel Waters and Joe E. Brown all starred in the movie.

May 28th, 1934. The first known quintuplets were born on this day. Their names were Marie, Cecile, Yvonne, Emilie and Annette Dionne. They were born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne.

May 28th, 1944. The singer/songwriter Gladys Knight, otherwise known as the "Empress of Soul" is born on this day. Gladys is best known for her soul hits in the '60's and '70's.

May 28th, 1945. John Fogerty, the lead-vocalist and lead-guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival was born. He was also the primary lyricist for the band. Some hits written by Fogerty and preformed by the band are "Proud Mary", "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" and "Bad Moon Rising."

May 28th, 1959. The monkeys, Abel and Baker, fly 300 miles into space. They go into space on a Jupiter missile. They are the first animals retrieved from a space mission.

May 28th,1964. The number one chart topper on May 28th, 1964 was "My Guy" by Mary Wells. The songs that followed were "Love Me Do", "Chapel of Love", and "My Heart Skips A Beat." The artists of these songs are The Beatles, The Dixie Cups, and Buck Owens. media type="youtube" key="qV3F43wOLt4" height="274" width="339" May 28th, 1965. A mine explosion kills hundreds in India on the 28th of May, 1965. The explosion was so powerful that even some workers on the surfaceof the mine were killed. Two hundred seventy-five wokers never made it out of the mine that day.

May 28th, 1966. All four Beatles spent the day with singer-songwriter, Bob Dylan. They spent the day in Dylan's room at the Mayfair Hotel in London.

May 28th, 1969. Mick Jagger, Singer for The Rolling Stones, and girlfriend Marianne Faithfull are arrested and charged for possession of cannabis in their home in London. They were later released for the fee of £50, which is $85 in America. May 28th, 1975. The album "Stampede" by The Doobie Brothers went gold. Formed in San Jose, California, the group recorded sixteen charted hits. the songs "Black Water" and "What A Fool Believes" also went gold. May 28th, 1977. Bruce Springsteen is finally free to record a follow-up album to his smash album //Born To Run.// This is the first time in two years after a legal battle with former manager, Mike Appel. May 28th, 1983. Over 750, 000 fans attend the US Festival of 1983 held in California on this day. The four day festival featured The Clash, U2, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Van Halen, Stray Cats, Men At Work, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks and Ozzy Osbourne.

May 28th, 1984. President Ronald Reagan had a state funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. The funeral was held for an unidentified American soldier. He was killed, fighting in the Vietnam War.

May 28th, 1995. Sinedu Tadesse, a Harvard undergraduate, stabbed her college roommate forty-five times. Her roommates's name was Trang Ho, a Vietnam native. After the murder, Sinedu hung herself. This was not a very happy thing to happen on my exact birthday. May 28th, 1996. Dave Gahan was rushed to the Cedars Sinai Hospital in California for a drug overdose. The singer for Depeche Mode was arrested afterward for possession of cocaine and herion.

May 28th, 2000. The no. 1 album on th US chart was "Oops...I Did It Again!" by Britney Spears. On the UK charts "It Feels So Good" by Sonique was at the top. May 28th, 2003. Paul McCartney and second wife, the model/activists Heather Mills, announce that they will be having a child. They decide to name their first daughter Beatrice Milly McCartney. 1995. The top two fiction best-selling books were The Rainmaker and The Lost World. The authors are John Grisham and Michael Crichton. The number one non-fiction best-seller was Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray. 1995. The top grossing movie in 1995 was Toy Story. The second and third top movies were Batman Forever and Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks. The third top grossing movie in the US was Pocahontas.

1995. America's number one favorite show in '95 was ER. It won an Emmy for Best Drama that year. America's second and third favorite television shows were Seinfeild and Friends.

1995. No. 1 on the Top 100 Billboard Charts was "I Know" by Dionne Farris. Next was "Rhythm of the Night", "I Believe", "I Got 5 On It." These were by Corona, Blessid Union of Souls, and Luniz.

1995. O.J. Simpson was put on trial for the murder of his wife and her friend. Fifty-seven million people watched as he is acquitted. Simpson's defense attorney makes the famous quote,"If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit."



__1995__
President: Bill Clinton Vice President: Al Gore Winner of World Series: Atlanta Braves 4 - Cleveland Indians 2 Winner of Superbowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys 27- Pittsburgh Steelers 17 Population of United States: 261, 638, 000 people Two Scientific Events: The Mars Odyssey finds signs of large ice deposits on the planet Mars in 2002. A robot probe finds the wreckage of the USS // Monitor // near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in 1987.