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Brooke Calta

I was born on May 9, 1995 in Lincoln, Nebraska at 2:38 a.m. I was twenty-one inches long and weighed eight pounds and two ounces.

Temperature: low of 51°; high of 67 Precipitation: quarter of an inch of rain was reported 
 * Weather on May 9, 1995 –


 * May 9, 1502 – Christopher Columbus left Spain on his fourth and final navigation to the Western Hemisphere. The goal of this trip was to find spices, gold, silver, precious stones, and riches. There were on[[image:king_tut.jpg width="181" height="176" align="right"]] e hundred fifty men aboard the ship for this mission. Columbus was fifty years old at that time.
 * May 9, 1874 (Scientific Fact) – Howard Carter, a British archaeologist was born. Carter discovered the Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamen (also known as King Tut). The discovery of the tomb was on November 22, 1922. It was one of the most significant discoveries in the 20th century. It took an additional ten years to recover all of the artifacts.


 * May 9, 1913 – The seventeenth amendment was ratified. The amendment provided for the popular election of U.S. senators. It states that if there is a vacancy in the senate, the particular state must hold an election for a new senator. A replacement is elected by the governor of the state until a new senator has been elected.


 * May 9, 1914 – The first national Mother’s Day is officially declared a national holiday by Woodrow Wilson. This holiday is dedicated as a day of peace to America’s mothers. On this day in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issues a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers. President Wilson quotes that the holiday offered a chance to "[publicly express] our love and reverence for the mothers of our country." 

 
 * May 9, 1926 - Two men, Floyd Bennett and Richard Byrd, made what they claimed was the first airplane trip over the North Pole. It is suggested by evidence that they may have missed their target by 150 miles. It is said that the ice, snow, and fog of the Arctic made the flight extremely difficult. Also, the freezing, sub-zero temperatures may have caused the engine to function differently.
 * May 9, 1936 – In New York City the first sheet varietal postage stamps went on sale. At the time, Franklin Roosevelt was president and James A. Farley was Postmaster General. A stamp cost three cents during that period.
 * May 9, 1949 – Billy Joel, an American rock musician, was born. Joel is a singer, songwriter, classical composer, and five time Grammy winner. His first hit, “The Piano Man”, was released in 1973. In 1999 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


 * May 9, 1961 - Newton Minow, a Federal Communications Commission Chairman bashed TV programming by calling it a “vast wasteland” during a speech: “But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there, for a day, without a book, without a magazine, without a newspaper, without a profit and loss sheet or a rating book to distract you. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.” His speech was titled “Television and the Public Interest”. Minow made the speech in Washington D.C.
 * May 9, 1961 – Jim Gentile hit a grand slam home run in two consecutive innings. For this, he set a major league baseball record. Gentile played for the Baltimore Orioles at the time. This particular game was against the Minnesota Twins.


 * May 9, 1962 – A laser beam was successfully bounced off the moon for the first time. The laser was operated by MIT scientists. This was done about two years after Mercury 3 launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. into space.
 * May 9, 1962 – The Beatles signed their first recording contract. A that time, George Martin was hired to be their producer. The Beatles are known as one of the greatest bands of all time.

 
 * May 9, 1974 – Hearings are held by the House Judiciary Committee about whether to recommend the impeachment of President Richard Nixon. He was set to be impeached because of his involvement with the Watergate scandal. Because of Nixon’s actions, he was accused of obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of congress.
 * May 9, 1992 – Robert Guerrero drove his Lola-Buick at 262.618 miles per hour breaking an Indianapolis 500 qualifying record. Guerrero was born in Medellin, Colombia and began racing when he was twelve years old. He was thirty-four when he broke the record.
 * May 9, 1994 – Nelson Mandela was elected by South Africa’s parliament to be the nation’s first black president. <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Before he became president, Mandela was an anti- <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">apartheid <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> activist and helped to lead South Africa to become a multi-racial democracy. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.


 * November 19, 1995 – The most successful movie of 1995, __Toy Story__, was released. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featured voices of Tim Allen and Tom Hanks. __Toy Story__ was a huge success earning 356 million dollars globally.

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 * May 9, 2001 –A stampede during a soccer game at Accra Stadium in Ghana killed one hundred twenty-six people. This worst ever sports-related disaster in Africa’s history was caused by an encounter between some crazed fans and police. Police on the field reacted and fired tear gas into the crowd of more than forty-five thousand people. The multitude of people ran towards the exit but the gates were locked. People near the exits were crushed by the swarming mobs.


 * May 9, 2003 (Scientific Fact) - <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Scientists release nebula picture: “Eye of God”. The image <span style="color: #6600cc; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> came from the Hubble telescope and is one of the telescopes largest and most detailed images. The photo was released by ESA and NASA scientists on Astronomy Day.

<span style="color: #7d00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">President: Bill Clinton Vice President: Al Gore

World Population: 262,764,948

World Series: Atlanta Braves defeated Cleveland Indians score: 4-2

Super Bowl: San Francisco 49ers defeated San Diego Chargers score: 49 to 26
 * This Super Bowl was played at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
 * 49er's quaterback, Steve Young, won MVP for the season.

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