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Bob Warnimont (grandfather) born
Interesting Fact: my grandpa's middle name is Bernard, which is his father's name. My father's middle name is Robert, which is his father's name. And my brother's middle name is Michael, which is his father's name. -
Steve Collins (grandfather) born
He's the youngest of 8 children and his next youngest sibling is 12 years older than him! -
Judith Troehler-Collins (grandmother) born
My grandma met my grandpa when she was babysitting for his older brothers children. -
Carol Koprowski-Warnimont (grandmother) born
My grandma and her sister both have fluffy, round hair, but Aunt Lucy wants her to let her hair turn white so they can be Q-tips together. -
22nd Amendment
In light of FDR's recent four terms as president, Congress ratified this amendment which provide a two-term lift for American presidents. -
UFO Crash in Roswell, New Mexico
A major controversy, the American public still do not know for sure whether or not alien lifeforms were discovered in this crash. The US government has tried to cover up the incident by stating that it was really a high altitude surveillance balloon. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
A US war plane captured photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy Assassination
My grandma can clearly remember hearing about the developments of this story, and this event was very important in American history. -
Judy and Steve (grandparents) married
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Carol and Bob (grandparents) married
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Michael Warnimont (father) born
My dad is the middle of three kids, with two sisters, so he was a bit of a troublemaker when he was growing up -
Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man in the history of ever to stand on the moon. -
Theresa Collins-Warnimont (mother) born
My mom fondly remembers growing up with three sisters and one bathroom. -
The First Earth Day
This event marked a shift in the American publics concern for the conservation of the environment. Gaylord Nelson (pictured), a senator from Wisconsin, is the one who first proposed this national day of observation. -
Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision reached
In a landmark case about women's rights, the Supreme Court ruled that women should have the right to abort their unborn baby. -
Elvis Presley Died
My grandmother is a ginormous Elvis fan, and was devastated to learn of his death -
Challenger Explosion
73 seconds after launch, the Challenger exploded, killing all the astronauts on board, including Christa McAuliffe, the first member of the Teacher in Space Project. -
The First Gulf War
Relatively quick (ended 2/28/1991) the war was a success in removing Iraqi troops from Kuwait. -
Parents married
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I was born!
I was born at St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. Since I was born first, I am my parent's favorite child, and none of the other three would come close to their love for me. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
On my mother's birthday when I was not even one year old, a picture was circulating from this event of a firefighter carrying a dead baby. Since my father is a firefighter, my parents were especially heartbroken by this event.
Hero firefighter Chris Fields carries Baylee Almon. Baylee passed away shortly after this picture was taken. -
Joseph Warnimont (brother) born
Unfortunately, Joey was born and I was no longer an only child. Luckily my parents didn't like him much so I was still the favorite. Funnily enough, Joey was born in the shower, so he was the only one of us four who wasn't born at St. Anne's. -
Zachary Warnimont (brother) born
Zach was born at St. Anne's Hospital at about 9 in the morning. -
Madalyn Warnimont (sister) born
Mady was born at St. Anne's Hospital in the early afternoon. -
Terrorist Attacks
My mom's cousin Alan was supposed to go into work at the Pentagon today, but he had the day off. -
We moved to Canal Winchester
After living in Reynoldsburg for my entire elementary life, I was suddenly uprooted and forced to move away from my best friend, to a city nobody has ever heard of. -
My family became Disney Vacation Club Members
In my family, this event is a huge deal. It allowed us to go on vacation more frequently for less money, and made us the Disney nerds we are today. -
Adult bookstore explosion
My dad was called to a building with a gas leak, when it suddenly exploded. Luckily he only sprained his ankle, but when the extended family saw him on the news we were bombarded with phone calls -
Barack Obama was elected President of the USA
My dad is a strict Republican and was devastated when this man won the presidency. He hates that some people voted for Obama only because he is black. -
We adopted Mickie!
Since my whole family loves everything Disney, we had to name our dog Mickey Mouse. However, in an effort to feminize the name for our girl dog, the spelling was changed to Mickie. -
Earthquake in Haiti
This enormous devastation resulted in 230,000 people dead, 300,000 injured and 1,000,000 made homeless. -
BP Oil Spill
This was bad and lasted for a long time. -
North Korea fires on South Korea
"The South Korean military went to “crisis status” on Tuesday and threatened military strikes after the North fired dozens of shells at a South Korean island, killing two of the South’s soldiers and setting off an exchange of fire in one of the most serious clashes between the two sides in decades." The US has condemned the attack.
