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Birth
Connor Joel Franta was born in Wisconsin. -
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World Events During Connor Franta's Life
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Treaty
The U.S.A. signs the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia. -
Clinton
Clinton becomes the 42nd President of the United States of America. -
Swimming
Connor's father throws Connor into a lake. From then on Connor was a 'water baby'. This is the start for Connor's love of swimming. -
Brother's Arm
Connor gets annoyed by his brother and pushes him off of a chair. This results in Connor's brother breaking his arm. -
Hong Kong
China once again rules Hong Kong. -
Water
The U.S.A. spacecraft finds water on the moon. -
Shopliffting
Connor asks his parents for candy at the local grocery store. Defying his parents wishes of not getting candy, Connor takes a piece of candy from the store. His father finds out and forces Connor to go back and apologize to the store. -
First Kiss
Connor was sitting with his friend Taylor. She asked Connor if he wanted to kiss, so he said yes. They kissed and then ran off. Connor thinks he is love. -
Britian
Britian makes the death penalty illegal. -
NATO
The organization, NATO, launches an air attack on Serbia. -
Self-conscious
Connor's brother called him fat during a fight. After, Connor realizes that even if he is heavier he loves himself and that is all that mattered. -
George W. Bush
George W. Bush became the 43rd President of the United States of America. -
Swim Team
Connor's mother signed Connor up for swim team. At first he hated it but, he then started loving it. Connor swam whenever he could from then on. -
Nine Eleven
The World Trade Towers were hit by terrorists along with other important places. This cost many people's lives. -
Switzerland
UN expands as Switzerland joins it. -
Columbia
The U.S.A. space shuttle, Columbia, crashes and kills all seven of the members on it. -
Questioning
Connor starts to ask himself if he is gay. He denies it and tries to pretend that he is not. This makes him act he wouldn't normally act. -
First Girlfriend
Connor gets his first girlfriend. Even though it is not love he really liked her. Connor later teaches us that it is not about who you are with, but rather, who you will put your phone down for. -
US Troops
The U.S.A. troops launch an attack on Falluja Iraq. -
North Korea
North Korea admits that they have nuclear weapons. -
MacBook
Connor bought his first MacBook. This helps in his YouTube career immensely. Connor used this for editing his videos. -
Pluto
Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet by scientists. -
Saves a Life
Connor was working as a lifegaurd in 2008. One day in June there was a boy who could not swim very well. When the boy was taking his swimming test he started to drown. Connor saved him; this was the day that made Connor realize the bigger picture to life. -
Iraq
U.S.A. troops go into Iraq. -
Obama
Obama was first inaugurated at 12:00 p.m. on January 20, 2009. -
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson dies due to uncertain reasons. -
Hati
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Hati. A lot people died, more than 200,000. -
Tsunami
A 30-foot tall tsunami hits Japan, injuring, killing, and leaving many people homeless. -
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, leader of a terroist group dies. -
Denial
Connor posts a YouTube video about how he is not gay. He is denieng who he is because he is afraid what people will think. Before he posted this he was getting a lot of comments about how he is gay and will not admit it. So, he denies it. -
Dropping Out
Connor starts to get depressed going to school. So, he drops out after he finished his sophmore year of college. This makes him happier and it is easier to pursue his YouTube career. -
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps wins more medals at the Summer Olympics in London, making him the olympian with the most medals. -
O2L
Connor started a YouTube collaboration channel, Our Second Life, (O2L for short). This consited of different youtubers all posting a video each day. This grew to be one of the most subscibed to collaboration channels. -
Photography
Connor was out with his friends for breakfeast. When he got it, he stood on the chair and took multiple pictures of it. He realized that he did not care what people thought because he could see the beauty and that was all that mattered. -
Shutdown
The U.S.A.'s government shuts down. -
Acceptance
Connor looks in the mirror and tells himself that he is gay. This is a big step for Connor. For a long time Connor denied that he was gay, but now he is finally accepting himself. -
Telling a Friend
Connor tells someone other than himself that he is gay. He is scared at first of not being accepted, but he finally told someone. -
Family
Connor tells his whole family that he is gay. He is fearful that his family will not love and accept him for who he is. But, his family members tell him that it is okay and that they still love him. -
Charity
Connor and his fans raise $230,000 for The Thirst Project. This is a charity that provides safe drinking water to people in Africa. Connor knows that you need to help others to help yourself. -
Coming Out
Connor posts a YouTube video telling everyone that he is gay. He does this to be honest with his fans and not hide it.