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Taylor Nicole Trgovac 12/23/94 **Birthday:** It was 10:20 PM a cold, clear winter day on Friday, December 23, 1994 when I came into this world. I was 19 1/2 inches and weighed 8 pounds and 2 1/2 ounces. I was due December 24th but came a few hours early. My parents decided to name me Taylor Nicole. The weather in Alexandria, Virginia was 47.2 degrees F, and there was no rain or snow. I think that was pretty good weather for the trip my parents had to take (while my mom was in labor) from Baltimore, where we were living, to Virginia where I was born because they had all of my mom's hospital records. December 23 In History - **1823:** The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore (" 'Twas the night before Christmas...") was published. It is now the tradition in many American families to read the poem every Christmas Eve. It's even been said that he single-handedly defined our now timeless image of Santa Claus. **1888:** Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh cut off his earlobe. Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose artwork had vivid color and an emotional impact on the 20th century. He died on July 29, 1890 and was 37 years old.

"Hansel and Gretel" was the first opera to be televised. It was aired on WRGB in Schenectady, New York. It is mostly performed at Christmas time.
 * 1943: **

A National Football League (NFL) championship game was televised nationally for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cleveland Browns 24-17. It was the 19th title game in NFL history.
 * 1951: **

The classic movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was released. The film was one of Walt Disney's most successful. Kirk Douglas and James Mason starred.
 * 1954: **

 ** 1986: ** Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first non-stop around the world flight without refueling aboard the experimental airplane Voyager. They flew to and from Edwards Air Force base in Southern California. The trip took 216 hours.


 * 1994- **

Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked under orders from a rival, Tonya Harding. She was hit in the knee with a collapsible baton. She went on to win 2nd in the Winter Olympics.
 * January 6: **

Four Arab terrorist were found guilty of bombing the World Trade Center. The bombing occurred on February 26, 1993. It killed six and injured more than 1000.
 * March: **


 * April 27: ** Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, died from a stroke. He was 81 years old. On April 27th he was buried in Nixon Library in California.


 * <span style="color: #ff6400; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">May 11: **<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;"> "Grease" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City for 1,503 performances. The show talks about issues such as teen pregnancies and gang violence. It was made into a movie in 1978.

**<span style="color: #37ae13; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">June 18: **<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;"> O.J. Simpson arrested in killings of wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and friend Ronald Goldman. O.J. Simpson was a former NFL football player and actor. In 1995, after the longest jury trial in California, he was acquitted.
 * <span style="color: #345bef; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">June 17 - July 17: **<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">Brazil won the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup. They beat Italy 3-2 and became the first nation to win four World Cup titles. It was held in the United States and was the highest-attended single sport event in U.S. history.

**<span style="color: #0bb0ea; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">July: **<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;"> Forest Gump makes $329,690,974. The movie wins Academy Awards for Best Actor, Tom Hanks, Best Director, Robert Zemeckis, and Best Picture, Steve Tisch. The book was based on the 1986 novel titled "Forrest Gump" by Winston Groom. media type="youtube" key="0pI_IUibds8" height="272" width="337" align="center"

<span style="color: #660acd; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">**November 5:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;"> Ronald Reagan announces that he has Alzheimer's disease. He died ten years later at the age of 93. He was the 33rd Governor of California and the 40th President of the United States.

**<span style="color: #ee6dbd; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">Population: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;"> The United States population in 1994 was 260,289,237. The life expectancy was 75.7 years. The world population was 5.602 billion.

**<span style="color: #f41fc5; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">Science Event or Invention: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;"> Dr. Ned First (U.S.) clones calves from cells of early embryos. A year later a sheep was cloned for the first time. A year after that, the world's first cloned sheep was born. She was named "Dolly".

**<span style="color: #ff0052; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">Science Event or Invention: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;"> The FDA approves the Flavr Savr tomato, the first genetically-engineered food product. They claimed it to be just as safe as tomatoes bred by conventional means. The FDA is one of the eight Public Health Service agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services.

**<span style="color: #f71818; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">President and Vice-President: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;"> The President was William J. Clinton. His VP was Albert Gore, Jr. Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993-2001.

**<span style="color: #ff5100; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">Winner of World Series and Score: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;"> The World Series was not held due to the major league baseball player's strike on August 13th. The strike lasted 232 days. The cancellation of the World Series was the first since 1904.

**<span style="color: #4cbe19; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;">Winner of Superbowl and Score: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 144%;"> The Dallas Cowboys won the Superbowl against the Buffalo Bills with a score of 30-13. Superbowl XXVIII was held in Atlanta and the MVP was Emmitt Smith, a Dallas Cowboys running back.