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On February 5, 1995, a baby boy entered the world at 10:45 AM. He was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania at the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital in room 321. At birth, he was 19 and a half inches long and weighed eight and a quarter pounds. It was a cold February day with a low temperature of 3.9 degrees Fahrenheit, and a high temperature of 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The wind speed was average at about 20 mph.



__ February 5, 1744 __ John Jeffries, a physician/balloonist, was born in Boston, Massachussettes. He practiced medicine there but moved to England after the American Revolution. Then in England, he made the first hot-air balloon crossing over the English Channel in 1785. __ February 5, 1784 __ A woman was born in Mineral County, West Virginia. She was named Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Later in life, she gave birth to one of the most famous presidents of all Abraham Lincoln. __ February 5, 1846 __ The first Oregon newspaper was published. It was titled //The Spectator//. //The Spectator// was published in Oregon City, Oregon.

 __ February 5, 1917 __ The Mexican constitution was adopted under President Venustiano Carranza. It promised the restoration of lands to native peoples, the separation of church and state, and dramatic economic and educational reforms. The constitution was approved by an elected constitutional convention.

__ February 5, 1917 __The United States Congress passed the Immigration Act. The Immigration Act restricted Asian immigration to the United States. This act was passed over President Wilson's veto. __ February 5, 1948 __  The Olympic champion for figure skating was decided. The champion became Dick Button. He was the first U. S. figure skating champion.

__ February 5, 1952 __The first "Don't Walk" sign was installed. It was installed in New York City. The sign was installed in response to the growing awareness of pedestrian fatalties.



__February 5, 1952 __King George VI had a heart attack and died in his sleep. His 25 year old daughter Elizabeth was in Kenya at the time of his death. When she heard her father died she flew to England immediately. She was now the new Queen of England.

__February 5, 1983 __The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland. The building was constructed with 150,000 square feet. I. M. Pei designed the museum. __<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">January 18, 1995 __<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">Caves were discovered in southern France near Vallon Pont d' Arc. The contents found consisted of paintings and engravings. The caves were dated to be anywhere from 17,000 to 20,000 years old.



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> __ March 19, 1995 __ Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a bus. The bus fired upon was carrying Jewish settlers. Two of the settlers were killed in the open fire.

__<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">March 20, 1995 __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">In Tokyo, religious terrorists released gas on five railway trains. The toxic gas released was sarin gas. The gas killed 12 people total and injured 5,510 people.

__<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">March 28, 1995 __<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> Two banks in Japan agreed to merge together. The two banks were the Mitsubishi Bank and the Bank of Tokyo. When they agreed to merge, they created what was then the world's largest bank.

__ March 31, 1995 __The 23 year old, mexican-american singer Selena was shot to death in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her killer was Yolanda Saldivar, the founder of her fan club. Yolanda was sentenced to life in prison for the murder. ​ media type="youtube" key="YyzF6oMBxzE" height="344" width="425" align="center"

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Population of the United States in 1995: 262,764,948

Science Events in 1995: Doctors Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell create the world's first cloned sheep. They created the sheep from embryo cells. They decided to name them Megan and Morag.

Steve Fossett made the first solo transpacific, helium-filled, balloon flight. The flight was more than 5,430 miles. It went from Seoul, South Korea to Leader, Saskatchewan in Canada and set the record for distance.

The President of the United States in 1995: William J. Clinton

The Vice-President of the United States in 1995: Albert Gore Jr.

The winner of the World Series and their Score: The Atlanta Braves won against Cleveland with a score of 4 to 2.

The winner of the Super Bowl and their Score: San Francisco won against San Diego with a score of 49 to 26.