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My Birth
I was born on January 9,2001. In Abington Hospital at 10:45. I weighed 7pounds 11 ounces. And 21 inches long. On this day a golf legend was born -
George Bush sworn into Presidency
In 2001, George Bush was sworn into office as 43rd president of the USA. During his 8 years of presidency he was a great president but sadly in his first year a devastating terrorist attack took down the twin towers. But otherwise he created the No child Left Behind Act, which gave more money to k-12.
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9/11
On 9, 11, 2001 the most horrific terrorist attack in US history, took down the Twin Towers with 2 hijacked planes. Thousands of lives were killed from the plane crashing and the buildings falling. All surrounding states and cities joined together to help in this devastating events disregarding race, religion, and income. -
I walked
I first realized that crawling was too easy so i stepped up and started walking. On this day I took one step closer to being a big kid. -
Homeland Securuity
The United States Department of Homeland Security is a department of the United States federal government with responsibilities in public security, comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber-security, and disaster prevention and management.
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Invasion of Iraq
Bush sends troops into Iraq hopefully to capture Saddam Hussein. Many troops are sent and many die, but by the end of 2003, Saddam is captured. Iraq creates a constitution and forces american troops to back out of Iraq.
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Amber Alert Act
Helped law enforcements ability to prevent, investigate, prosecute, and punish violent crimes committed against children. The Protect Act improved the previous National Amber Alert Coordinator role in the Department of Justice. This act was very importnat it improved all laws that hurt, or sexually abused children.
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Starting School
I started off in preschool at KI, Kenneth Israel. AT the age of 3. This was a major step to stating off my learning career. -
Hurricane Katrina
One of the worst hurricanes in US history. 80 percent of the city of New Orleans flooded after the levees failed. The levees were built to sustain Category 3 storms, but the winds of Hurricane Katrina at 174 miles per hour, which is a Category 5 storm.1,833 people died and it caused the city $108 billion in damage.
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Switching schools
I switched from my preschool KI to a private school, Meadowbrook. I switched schools because I was eager to learn. -
Switching schools again
I switched schools from 1st grade at Meadowbrook to Rydal Elementary starting off 2nd grade. The school was too small for me so i switched to a bigger school, I needed more socialization. -
Obama is Sworn into Presidency
Obama was sworn into presidency in 2009. he used 2 bibles to sworn into. The first the Bible used by former President Abraham Lincoln, when he took the oath of office for the first of his two terms in 1861. The second Bible is the "traveling Bible" used by civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. This impacted America greatly being the first black President in US history.
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Matthew Shepard act
This act expands the 1969 United States federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Proves 5 million dollars to investigate hate crimes in states each year. Requires FBI to track hate crimes based on gender and gender identity.
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Finding Bin laden
After the 9/11 bombings America went into a crisis. The CIA spent 10 years trying to find Bin Laden. they used drones, soldiers and spies to track him down. After finally finding out were Osama was Seal team 6 was sent to sneak in and kill Bin Laden. At 2 am Seal team 6 successfully killed Bin Laden. Finally the threat of Bin laden was gone., America has not forgotten the terror network he created.
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Patriotic Act
On May 26, 2011, President Barack Obama signed the Patriot Sunsets Extension Act of 2011, a four-year extension of three key provisions in the USA Patriotic Act: wiretaps, searches of business records, and conducting surveillance of "lone wolves"- individuals suspected of terrorist-related activities not linked to terrorist groups. -
I tried Ice Hockey
I was not a very good skater, so Ice hockey was not great for me. But one day my dad made a bet saying that if I score a goal i can get a phone. But too make this worse we were playing the best team, The Junior Flyers. They were lightning fast and great players. In the 3rd period we are down 1-0. I get into the game and I stand next to the goal and wait for the puck. Our defender hits a slap shot at the goalie it hits his pad and i'm there to knock it past the goalie ! I got a phone! -
Hurricane Sandy
In the United States, Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states, including the entire eastern Americas from Florida to Maine and west to Michigan and Wisconsin. Severe damage in New Jersey and New York. Its storm surge hit New York City with a bang: flooding streets, tunnels, subway lines, and cutting power in and around the city. Damage in the United States amounted to $71.4 billion. -
Sandy Hook
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut. When 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children aged between 6 and 7 years old, and six adult staff members. This was a very sad day and put a mark on America.
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Boston Marathon
On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more than 260 other people. After, an intense manhunt shut down Boston, police captured the bombing suspects, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose older brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed earlier by police.
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Switching schools...... again?
This time it wasn't cause of the school, it was because from 6th grade at Rydal we move onto 7th grade at Abington Junior High School. Now we can meet kids from all different school. An entirely new experience. -
Moving houses
This was a big step in my life cause I have lived in the same house my entire life. But i was ready to try new things and make new friends. -
Bar Mitzvah
This was a very important day in my life and a big step. Now in the Jewish religion I am a man. And I started my journey towards greatness. -
Braces
A new era begins, Braces. Most have to get them and others wish to have them. Most cry and hate them,but me not so much. I didn't mind my braces they just hurt a lot and got in the way of my favorite thing, eating. -
Gay Marriage
The supreme curt ruled 5-4 in Obergefell v Hodges because they thought it was unconstitutional. The court fully legalized marriage but some sttes refused to allow it. For example,Pike County, Alabama isn’t issuing marriage licenses to anyone. Now marriage is just marriage.
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San Bernadino
On December 2, 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. The perpetrators, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple living in the city of Redlands, targeted a County Department of Public Health Christmas party, of about 80 employees. Farook was a U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, who worked as a health department employee. Malik was a Pakistani born citizen of the US.
