1877-Present

  • Creation of Light Bulb

    Creation of Light Bulb
    Thomas Edison created first Light Bulb
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    Cuba became an independent country and the U.S. gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
  • Start of World War 1

    Start of World War 1
    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
  • End of World War 1

    End of World War 1
    Armistice signed between Germans and the Allies.
  • Start of World War ll

    Start of World War ll
    Started because of German invasion of Poland.
  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
    Genocide of Jews during World War ll.
  • End of World War ll

    End of World War ll
    Japan surrendered
  • Cold War

    Cold War
    Rivalry between U.S. and the USSR because of communism and nuclear weapons.
  • Birth of Stacey Bates

    My mom entered the world somewhere in Texas.
  • James Bates Birth

    James Bates Birth
    My dad entered the world and was adopted by a wonderful family.
  • Terrorist Attack on U.S.

    Terrorist Attack on U.S.
    Four planes were hijacked by Islamist terrorist and two of those crashed into the twin towers causing severe loss and hurt.
  • 2016 Election

    2016 Election
    Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.
  • Brooklyn's Birth

    Brooklyn's Birth
    Beautiful Brooklyn Bates came into the world by being suctioned out and her mother still talks about it to this day.
  • Brooklyn's First Surgery

    Brooklyn's First Surgery
    Within Brooklyn's first year of life she was diagnosed with Bicoronal Craniosynostosis and the day after she turned one she had reconstruction surgery to hopefully fix it but the surgery eventually failed.
  • Avery Bates Birth

    My mom gave birth to my little sister 4 days before my birthday and she interrupted my 4th birthday party.
  • 2012 Election

    2012 Election
    Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney.
  • COVID-19

    COVID-19
    Infectious disease that caused a global pandemic and a nation wide shutdown. The U.S. citizens were mandated to wear masks and stay inside away from other people.
  • 2020 Election

    2020 Election
    Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, defeated former Republican president Donald Trump.
  • Brooklyn's Second Surgery

    Brooklyn's first surgery undid itself as she grew so when she was 12 she had a second reconstruction surgery which so far is successful.
  • 2024 Election

    2024 Election
    Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in presidential election.