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​ On March 30, 1995, Bryce Stouffer was born in Carlisle Hospital in Pennsylvania. He was born on Thursday at 3:31, and he was 22 and a half inches tall. He weighed an even 9 pounds. It was an average 49 degrees Fahrenheit out, so it was pretty cold. It was partly cloudy, and there was no precipitation.

 March 30, 240 B.C. Halley's Comet comes to the nearest point of its orbit to the sun. It was observed by Chinese scientists. It was the earliest historical record of the comet.

March 30, 1282 In Palermo, Italy, an independence rebellion erupts. The rebellion was spread all the way across to Sicily, Italy. It was a huge massacre of all the French residents.

March 30, 1649 The British appointed Oliver Cromwell commander in Chief of their army. The British forces were sent to Ireland to put down a rebellion under Cromwell. Thousands of lives were lost, but the task was fulfilled.

March 30, 1820 Anna Sewell is born in Norfolk, England. She wrote a significant children's story called Black Beauty. She wrote the book to promote sympathy, kindness, and understanding of horses, which is very good.

March 30, 1825 Samuel Bell Maxey was born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. He graduated from West Point College second to last in his class of 59 students. He ended up as a confederate General, and he was the leader of Native American troops.

March 30, 1856 The Crimean War was ended by the Treaty of Paris. The treaty made the Black Sea neutral territory. As a result, Great Britain and France became major world powers.

March 30, 1867 William H. Seward, U.S. Secretary of State, signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for seven million dollars. It was about 2 cents an acre, which is really cheap. However, the press and congress ridiculed the purchase.

March 30, 1870 The 15th Amendment is adopted into the U.S. Constitution. It gives everyone the right to vote no matter what race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The first ten Amendments are called the Bill of Rights, and today there are a total of 27 Amendments.

March 30, 1928 Mario de Bernardi tops 300 miles per hour. He set a new air-speed flying record at 318.62 miles per hour in a Macchi M52 bis. Bernardi set the record in Venice, Italy.

March 30, 1940 Japan established its own government. They conquered the former Nationalist China's capital, Nanking. It was declared to be a new Chinese government by the Japanese.

March 30, 1946 Academy Award debut on a radio show on CBS. It made half-hour radio dramas from Academy Award winning movies. The first radio drama was from the movie Jezebel.

March 30, 1965 Bill Bradley scored 58 points in an NCAA basketball game! He set a NCAA men's record. Bill went on to win the Most Outstanding Player (MVP) award in the NCAA basketball tournament.

March 30, 1965 In front of the U.S. embassy in Saigon, a bomb exploded in a parked car. The bomb killed one Filipino, 2 Americans, and 19 Vietnamese. Congress had to use one million dollars to rebuild the embassy.

March 30, 1981 Ronald Reagan was shot in an attempted assassination. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington D.C. outside of the Hilton Hotel. Hinckley used a .22 revolver with exploding bullets. media type="youtube" key="3Bj6aOgfcJU" height="344" width="425" media type="youtube" key="bTEi27JpwBY" height="344" width="425" Population- 1995 The population of the U.S. is an estimated 303, 763, 031 people. Males make up 49.2% of the population and women 50.8% so it's about even. There is about 79.6 people per square mile.

Science Event

March 30, 1947 Preston Tucker, American inventor, introduced his concept for "The Tucker". It was a rear-engine car with one headlight in the center and two headlights that can revolve on the side. A few Tuckers were built, but eventually the company failed.

March 30, 1951 The first commercial computer was tested by The Electronic Control Company. It was a 17 hour test of the UNI-VAC. The U.S. Census department ordered for five more tests.

President and Vice-President The president on my birthday was Bill Clinton, and he was a Democrat. The vice-president was Al Gore. They both served terms between 1992-2000.

Winner of World Series 1995 The winner was the Atlanta Braves, and they beat the Cleveland Reds. They won the series 4 to 2, and Tom Glavine was the series MVP. The score of the last game was 1 to 0. Winner of Super Bowl 1995 The winner of the Super Bowl was San Francisco 49ers, and they beat the San Diego Chargers. The score was 49 to 26. 74,107 people went to watch that game.