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Brithday Project My name is James Benedict I am 15 I was born June 29, 1994

1)On June 29, 2001 Boston doctor Dirk Greineder is found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Mabel Greineder 58 his wife of more than 30 years. 2)The sampoong department store in Seoul, South Korea, collapses on this day in 1995, killing more than 500 people. The tragedy in the upscale store occurred due to a series of errors made by the designers and contractors who built the store and the criminal negligence of the store’s owner. 3)On June 29, 1958, Brazil defeats host nation sweden 5-2 to win its first world cup. Brazil came into the tournament as a favorite, and did not disappoint, thrilling the world with their spectacular play, which was often referred to as the beautiful game. 4)A grammy award went to Aerosmith for best duo or group song. The song they got the award for is Crazy 5)Chuck Liddell, former UFC light-heavyweight champion, left, laughs while sitting next to a wax figure of actor Tom Hanks as his character in Forrest Gump at Madame Tussaud's Hollywood, in Los Angeles on Wednesday July 29,2009. The $55 million, three-story wax people palace opens Saturday next door to Grauman's Chinese Theatre, steps away from Oscar's Kodak Theatre and in the path of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 6)There was no world serares in 1994 7)The NFC champion Dallas Cowboys 15-4 defeated the AFC champion Buffalo Bills (14-5), 30–13. This was the first time in Super Bowl history that the same two teams have met in two consecutive Super Bowls. 8)In 1994 U.S. and Russia sign a pact for closing all nuclear facilities by the year 2000 9)25 years after Woodstock, the Woodstock Revival Festival takes place in Savgerties, NY 10)50 years after the red army marched into Germany, Russia troops leave Germany 11)After 50 years, South Korea lifts trade embargo North Korea 12) 13)On June 29, 1964 24 New Zealand Army engineers arrive in Saigon as a token of that country's support for the American effort in South Vietnam. The contingent was part of the Free World Military Forces, an effort by President Lyndon B. Johnson to enlist other nations to support the American cause in South Vietnam by sending military aid and troops. 14)On June 29, 1915, Foreign Minister Istvan von Burian of Austria-Hungary sends a note to the United States protesting the U.S. sale and shipment of munitions in enormous quantities to Britain and its allies for use against the Central Powers—Austria-Hungary and Germany—on the battlefields of World War I. 15)On this day in 1941, the Germans, having already launched their invasion of Soviet territory, invade and occupy Lvov, in eastern Galicia, in Ukraine, slaughtering thousands. 16)Nov. 6 G.O.P. wins control of House and Senate 17)Nov. 8 Aristide forms Haitian government with prime minister and full cabinet 18)Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates, purchases a manuscript written by Leonardo da Vinci for $30.8 million. The work records da Vinci's theories on the movement of air and water. 19)The Channel Tunnel, stretching from England to France, was completed, with 15,000 workers and over 7 years of build time. 20)Following a televised highway chase and a failed attempt at suicide, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. media type="youtube" key="PHwsHaSgPh8" height="344" width="425"