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media type="youtube" key="LUBzTRDhuCk" height="269" width="355" align="right"On Tuesday, December 20th, 1994, I, Aaron Frank, was born to Eric and Niska Frank. I was 12 inches and weighed 8 lbs on that day. The weather was between 30 and 45 degrees and rainy.

On December 20th, 1699, Russian czar Peter the Great ordered that the Russian new year to be changed from September 1st to January 1st. This allowed Russia to adopt the Catholic calender and helped streamline Russia with the rest of the world. Also, unbeknownst to most, Peter the Great imposed a tax on men with beards.

On December 20th, 1812, Sacagawea died. She made the Lewis and Clark expedition a success by serving as interpeter. Few women in history have been honored as much as she.

On December 20th, 1873, Thomas Edison privately showed his incandescent light bulb. This helped to spread the popularity of the light bulb. It was also a very, if not one of the most, important inventions of all time. He is also regarded as one of the most important inventors of all time.

On December 20th, 1880, Broadway was first lit by electricity. This also spread the popularity of the light bulb. This enhanced the feel of broadway and earned it the nickname "The Great White Way."

On December 20th, 1892, the inflatable wheel was first patented. This was an important stepping-stone towards the car. It was also an important landmark in machine history and a very important patent.

On December 20th, 1922, 14 republics formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR became one of the WWI WWII super-powers. It also had control over East Germany and East Berlin after WWII until 1989. The USSR was also a main contender in the Cold War. On December 20th, 1948, Alan Parsons was born. He was a groundbraking music producer who produced band like the Beatles and Pink Floyd. He also lead the 80's alt rock band the Alan Parsons Project.

On December 20th, 1957, Elvis Presley was drafted into the Army. Elvis was a rock and roll legend and known as "The King." Sadly, though, he died on the toilet due to heart failure caused by to many prescription drugs.

On December 20th, 1960, Auschwitz commandant Richard Bär was arrested in the German Federal Republic. Auschwitz was a German concentraion camp which, in WWII, helped kill millions of Jews, gypsies, communists, etc. Richard was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Also on December 20th, 1960, the National Liberation Front was formed. The NLF was a group of communist insurgents who we fought against in the Vietnam War. They used guerilla tactics and they paid off because they won.

On December 20th, 1963, the Berlin Wall was first opened. The Wall was a seperator of communist East Berlin and democratic West Berlin. It was taken down in 1989.

On December 20th, 1970, Travis Green Castlegar was born. Castlegar was for the New York Islanders of the NHL (National Hockey League). The NHL contains teams from both the US and Canada. New York has two hockey teams, the Islanders and the Rangers. On December 20th, 1990, the pentagon warned Saddam Hussein that the US was ready to attack on January 15th. Saddam Hussein was the dictator of Iraq and was captured in 2003. He was also associated with the attacks on 9/11. On December 20th, 1997, Vincent Ciccone, inventor of the Blow-Pop, died. He was a candy inventor and the Blow-Pop was one of his most succesful inventions. They are loly-pops with bubblegum in the center. In 1994, the year of my birth, many interesting things happened:
 * In the world of sports San Francisco won the Super Bowl with a score of 49 to 26, and the World Series was cancelled.
 * In national news, the population of the USA was 260,289,237 people. Also the president and vice president were Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Clinton was almost impeached for having relations with his secretary even though he was married.
 * Last but not least, science. Dr. Ned First successfully cloned a cow from an embryo and the FDA approved the first genetically engineered food. It was a tomatoe.