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Creation of Light Bulb
Thomas Edison created first Light Bulb -
Spanish-American War
Cuba became an independent country and the U.S. gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. -
Start of World War 1
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
End of World War 1
Armistice signed between Germans and the Allies. -
Start of World War ll
Started because of German invasion of Poland. -
Holocaust
Genocide of Jews during World War ll. -
End of World War ll
Japan surrendered -
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
My dad entered the world and was adopted by a wonderful family. -
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
Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. -
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
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
Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney. -
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
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
Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in presidential election.