My Life

Birth

Mar 12, 1997

I was born on March 12, 1997.

My Life

Period: Mar 12, 1997 to Feb 18, 2011

Oh, dear...

May 11, 1997

The Deep Blue supercomputer beats chess world champion.

#1

Jun 1, 1999

I got my first pet (and cat), Sammie.

Y2K

Jan 1, 2000

People thought that computers couldn't handle the switch to 2000 and that the apocalypse would occur on January 1, 2000. I can only assume that they were wrong.

#2

Apr 28, 2000

I got my first pet (and only dog), Maggie.

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

The 9/11 terrorist attack.

My first day of school

Aug 17, 2002

My first day of school I don't know the exact date, but the year is correct.

Iraq War

Mar 19, 2003

U.S. launches war against Iraq

Not the best Christmas...

Dec 25, 2003

An Iranian earthquake killed 28,000.

#3

Jul 1, 2004

I got my third pet (and second cat), Gracie.

I moved.

Aug 6, 2006

I moved. I don't know the exact date, but the year is correct.

Last day of elementary school

Jun 5, 2007

My last day of elementary school. I don't know the exact date, but the year is correct.

Barack Obama

Jan 20, 2008

Barack Obama was inagurated as president.

Flood

Jul 13, 2008

There was a big flood in Cedar Rapids.

Nintendification

Dec 25, 2009

I got a nintendo DS

Earthquake

Jan 12, 2010

Haitian earthquake

First day of 8th grade

Aug 19, 2010

My first day of 8th grade

Mine

Oct 13, 2010

The Chilean miner rescue ends.

2010 Oil Spill

Apr 20, 2011

BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the gulf of Mexico