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WELCOME CHIEFS!
This site is administered by the reunion committee (i.e. your classmates), not a third party vendor. Create your classmate profile, upload some photos, and take the reunion survey. REGISTRATION IS FREE!
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SHARE SOME PHOTOS!
Has all this connecting with old friends inspired you to dig up your old high school photos? Have you found some hilarious 80's hair and fashion photos? We have a group photobucket space where everyone can contribute photos. We'll use them for slideshows and posting them on pages on this site, so PLEASE SHARE!! Upload some of your favorites to www.photobucket.com/kempsville1989. (The password is "gochiefs")
Thanks to all of you, the word is getting out! Over 380 classmates have registered on this Website. Please keep spreading the word so we can locate ALL of our classmates.
Interested in connecting with classmates even more? There are over 200 people from our class on Facebook, and we even have a Facebook group called "Kempsville Class of 1989."
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY -
California Heat Wave 29th July ( 2006 ) The Heat Wave in California which started on July 16th and has reached temperatures of 115 degrees earlier in the week is now believed to have claimed the lives of over 140 people, and caused a massive toll to the state's agricultural industry with damage to peaches, plums, nectarines and walnuts and thousands of livestock lost. An additional burden to California residents has been the loss of power to over a million customers caused through equipment failures.
Southend Pier Destroyed By Fire 29th July ( 1976 ) The end of Southend Pier on Britain's south coast is destroyed by Fire, the pier was the longest pier in the world at close to 1 1/2 miles long. The original pier made of wood dates back to 1830 and in the 1880's the pier was rebuilt of iron.
Son of Sam 29th July ( 1976 ) The so called "Son of Sam" pulls a gun from a paper bag and fires five shots at Donna Lauria and Jody Valenti of the Bronx while they are sitting in a car. Lauria died and Valenti was seriously wounded in the first in a series of shootings by the serial killer, who terrorized New York City over the course of the next year.
USS Indianapolis Sinking 29th July ( 1945 ) I-58 Japanese submarine sinks the American cruiser Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen in the worst loss in the history of the U.S. navy. More than 800 fell into the Pacific many died due to injuries during the sinking but the remaining seamen were left to flounder in the Pacific, fend off sharks, drink sea water it was 84 hours before help arrived and only 318 survived the rest were eaten by sharks or drowned. The USS Indianapolis had just delivered key components of the Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian prior to it's sinking by the submarine.
Charles and Diana Marriage 29th July ( 1981 ) Prince Charles marries Lady Diana at a royal ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral, it is estimated 500 million television viewers in 74 countries tune in to witness the fairytale marriage.
Take a little time to check out old TV shows from the last 50 yrs to bring a smile to your face
