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My name is Mitchell Elwood Stahl I was born on Wednesday August 31, 1994 in Chambersburg, Pa. It was 6:26 p.m. when I came into this world. I was a little on the bigger side, and weighing 8 lbs. 14 1/2 oz, and was 21 inches long. The day I was born was a fairly calm August day. It was 72 degrees on average, and the windspeed was 4.03 m.p.h. Events that occured on August 31 1777: Samuel Mason, a Patriot captain in charge of Fort Henry on the Ohio frontier survives a devestating Indian attack. The Inidans fired at some of the men that were rounding up horses outside of the fort. Mason gathered 14 men and went to their rescue, so he thought. The Indians killed all but Mason, and only one attacker was killed.
 * BIRTHDAY PROJECT**

1888: Jack the Ripper claimed first victim. The victim was Mary Ann Nichols, a prostitute in London. He eventually killed four more people adding up to a total of five victims.

1897: Thomas Edison patents his movie camera, the Kinetograph. Edison had also created a studio for the Kinetograph that was able to turn to get just the right amount of light. This idea later inspired the French inventors Louis and August LumiÝre to create the Cinematographe, that allowed a large audience to view a film.

1908: William Saroyan is born. He wrote many literary works including //The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze,// in 1934, followed by //Inhale and Exhale// in 1936. His first play, //My Heart's in the Highlands,// was produced in 1939. He started off having to earn extra money by selling newspapers.

1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the nuetrality act. The president signed the act because the newly installed fascist government in Europe began to beat the drums of war, and he was trying to keep peace. Roosevelt said that the new law would require American vessels to obtain a license to carry arms, would restrict Americans from sailing ships from hostile nations and would impose an embargo on the sale of arms to belligerent nations.

1939: The Germans Prepare to invade Poland. Hitler singed an order to attack Poland. That evening, Nazi S.S. troops wearing Polish uniforms staged a phony invasion of Germany, damaging several minor installations on the German side of the border.

1951: James E. Lynch, the stunt driver, died in Texarkana, Arkansas, at age 50. He was founder of the "Jimmie Lynch Daredevils" stunt drivers show.

1955: The world's first solar-powered automobile was designed by William G. Cobb. It was demonstrated at the General Motars Powerama in Chicago. Solar car competitions are held all over the world, pitting design teams against each other in grueling races. There is still no mass production of solar powered cars.

1957: Children's show Kukla, Fran and Ollie airs its last episode. It was aired on Primetime network. It was a puppet show.

1959: Brooklyn Dodgers left handed pitcher Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 oposing batters. This was a new National Leauge record for most strike outs in a single game by one pitcher. They faced their rivals the San Francisco Giants. media type="youtube" key="dm8oHYRS6hA" height="344" width="425" align="center"



1985: The "Night Stalker" a.k.a Richard Ramirez, was captured and nearly killed by a mob in east L.A. He was recognized from a photo shown on TV and the newspapers. Ramirez, a serial killer, was pulled out of the angry mob by police officers. before beaten to death. 1997: Princess Diana dies. She was princess of Wales. She suffered massive chest injuries in an early morning car accident. Events that happended 1994 "Here comes the Hotstepper" was the number on song in '94. Kamoze is the artist

Woodstock's 25th anniversary was held in '94

O.J. Simpson was arrested for murder of his wife. His wife's name was Nicole. He also murdered his freind, Ron Goldman



Population: The population of the United States of America was 260,289,237 people

Science Event or Invention: Dr. Ned First clones calves from cells of early embryos. That sheep is still alive today.

Science Event of Invention: The FDA approves the Flavr Savr tomato, the first genetically engineered food product.

President and Vice President: Bill Clinton, Al Gore were President and Vice President. They were in office 1993-2001. Clinton tried to work for world peace.

Winner of World Series: During 1994, their was no World Series due to a player strike. The MVP of the league was Jeff Bagwell. He played for Houston, as a frist basemen.

Winner of the Super Bowl: Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 15. Jimmy Johnson was head coach. Super Bowl XXVIII.