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Alex Meyers

I was born in the Chambersburg Hostpital on February 2, 1995. I weighed in at 7lbs and 11oz. On this day several years later, my moms friend from college would give birth to her daughter on the same day. The temperature for February 2, 1995, was an average of about 39 degrees Farenheit. It was also windy that day.

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 * On February 2, 1803, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was born in Washington, Kentucky. He was considered one of the greatest Confederate commanders until he was killed at the Battle of Shiloh. In the Confederation, he met Robert E. Lee and future Confederate President, Jefferson Davis.
 * On this day in 1874,the first woman of a group of pioneers known as the Donner Party dies. The disasterous trip ended up killing 42 members of the party. Many of the survivors turned into cannibles.
 * On this day in 1876, the National League of Baseball Clubs, which is more commonly known as the National League (NL) was founded. In 1901, the National Leagues rival, the American League of Professional Baseball was founded. Starting in 1903, the best team from each league would compete in the World Series.
 * On February 2, 1880, the first electric street light was installed in Wabash, Indiana. The city paid Bush Electric Light Company of Cleveland, Ohio, $100.00 to put the light on top of the courthouse. One month later, they installed four more lights.
 * On this day in 1887, Groundhog day was celebrated for the first time. A rodent meteorologist came out and saw it's shadow for the first time in Punxsutawney, Pa. If the groundhog saw its' shadow, winter will continue for six more weeks, if it doesn't, there will be an early spring.[[image:groundhog.jpg width="142" height="170" align="right"]]
 * The worlds first stuntman performs for the news in 1912. Stuntman Fredrick Rodman Law jumped off the Statue of Liberty with a parachute. Later in the year, he would do a similar trick off of the Brooklyn Bridge.
 * In 1923, leaded gasoline goes on sale. It was discovered by General Motors lab techincian Thomas Midgley to change the combustion rate of gas. Leaded gas would fill the worlds cars until concerns lead to unleaded gas.
 * On January 1, 1995; Austria, Finland, and Sweeden act to join the European Union. The European Union is made up of many countries in Europe. Within the Union, people dont need passports and they all share the same currency. (Euro).
 * In January of 1995, Mike Schmidt was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the third-baseman for the Philles. He played from 1972-1989.
 * On January 29, 1995, the San Francisco 49ers beat the San Deigo Chargers. The score was 49-26. They played in Miami, Flordia.
 * February 2, 1995, I was born.
 * On Feb. 3, 95, the US spaceshuttle Discovery was launched. It was the flight that had the first female pilot. The flight was succesful.
 * Feb.21, 95, RAF- pilot Jo Salter is the first woman ever to fly a Tornado fast jet. She was in Britains royal air force. Now she is retired and goes around giving speeches.
 * In February 22,Steve Fosset complete the first ever air ballon over the Pacific. He was adventurer. He tried this feat 5 times before the 6 time was succesful.[[image:steve_fossett.jpg width="116" height="152" align="right"]]
 * March 7, New York becomes the 38th state to have the death penalty
 * On Oct. 28, the atlanta Braves played the Cleveland Indians in the 6th game of the world series. The Braves beat the Indians.
 * The president during this time (95) was Bill Clinton. His Vice President was Albert a. Gore Jr. Al later runs for president in the later years.
 * The population of the United States was estimated to be around 263,064,000 people. That is alot of people.