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 * KATHERINE ANN LEWIS **

On October 21, 1994, in Waynesboro,PA a baby girl was born! She was born to Diane and Frank Lewis. She was a week late, so she was born by C-Section. She was screaming and yelling because she did not want to come out. She weighed 9lbs. and 15ounces. She was 21 inches long. She was born at 8:30 in the morning on a Friday. It was a raininy day and the temperature was a min of 45 degrees and the high was 66 degrees. That baby was me! I was accompanied into the world by a sister named Mary she was 3 years old. Once I was born my dad left and got my sister from daycare and she brought all of her favorite toys for us to play with. My mom told her to just show me, not play with them.

**Time Line**

October 21, 1833 On this day in history Alfred Nobel was born. He was a chemist, invented dynamite, and was a philanthropist. In his will he wanted the Nobel prize created. The Nobel prize is given to individuals who were outstanding in the fields of: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. October 21, 1956 Carrie Fisher was born. She played princess Lelia on Star Wars. She liked playing the role ecspecially the scenes with Harrison Ford in which they are arguing.

October 21, 1960 The last debate preceding the electon between Kennedy and Nixon was televised from NYC. Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the U.S. He was also the only president to resign because of a major scandal. He was also the 36th vice-president. Kennedy lost the election but was the 35th president and was running for his second term. He was assassinated in 1963. October 21, 1991 A tragic event happened on this day. A fire in Oakland, California killed 24 people. The fire was a multi-billion dollar loss.

July 2, 1994 O.J. Simpson plead innocent in Los Angeles, to the klling of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. This day was a very big day many people watched the trial. Everyone knew about the trial of O.J. Simpson.

July 6, 1994 The movie Forrest Gump was released. Forrest Gump is about a man from Alabama and his journey through life. He can run extremely fast and ends up on a football team. It has many historic moments in it. He had one best friend when he was a child named Jenny. Forrest Gump was rated best film. Robert Zemekis was rated best director. Tom Hanks won best actor. media type="youtube" key="0pI_IUibds8" width="425" height="350"

October 21, 1994 The Lion King was out for 41 days. It had hit $200 million. The Lion King is a fabulous movie with music from Elton John.



October 21, 1994 The Hana bridge in Seoul, Korea collapsed. 32 or more people were killed. It was a very devastating event.

October 21, 1994 On this Date North Korea signed a pact to end their nuclear projects. The pact was to prevent the issues we are having today. Evidently it isn't working very well today.

October 21, 1994 In East Java, Indonesia there was a tragic earthquake. At least 264 villagers were killed. East Java is one of the many islands that make up Indonesia.

October 21, 1994 It was an exciting day in Seoul, Korea. It celebrated the 600th anniversary of its founding. As you can tell it is very old. It was an important day to many people.

October 21, 1994 The Space Probe Ulysses completed its 1st passage behind the sun. The Space probe was used for numerous reasons and discovered many things. It was a very valuable space mission.

October 21, 1994 Former President Ronald Regan disclosed he had Alzheimers. Ronald Regan took office on January 20, 1981. There was an atempt to assassinate him but he recovered quickly from a gun wound.

<span style="color: #4c3da4; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">October 21, 1997 On this day Elton John broke a world record. He broke it by making a tribute to Princess Diana. 318 million CD's of this song were distributed.

<span style="color: #3fd582; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">**Facts**

<span style="color: #af7fbd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Population of the United States- 260,289,237

<span style="color: #dc4104; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Science Event- October 21, 1879 Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory. It was a significant invention in American history. His laboratory was located in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

<span style="color: #3893a3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Science Event- October 21, 1965 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Robert Burns Woodward. It was awarded for achievements in the art of organic synthesis.

<span style="color: #5c1919; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">President-Bill Clinton Vice Presedent- Al Gore

World Series- There was no world series due to a strike.

Super Bowl- Dallas Cowboys