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Born
My grandma was born July 21, 1965, in Chicago,Illinois -
Texas Tower Shooting
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman, a former Marine sharpshooter, took rifles and other weapons to the observation deck atop the Main Building tower at the University of Texas at Austin, then opened fire on persons indiscriminately on the surrounding campus and streets.
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Hong Kong Leftist Riots
The Hong Kong 1967 leftist riots were large-scale riots between pro-communists and their sympathisers, and the establishment.
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Belice Eathquake
The earthquake took place in Sicily. There were 231 deaths with a further 623 injured. An estimated 100,000 people were made homeless by the earthquake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Belice_earthquake -
Venera 5
Venera 5 was a space probe in the Soviet space program Venera for the exploration of Venus.Venera 5 was launched towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data.
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Jackson State Killings
The Jackson State killings occurred on Friday, May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve.
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School
She first went to school when she was 5. She went to Carpenter elementary in Chicago,Illinois. -
Reggio Revolt
The Reggio revolt occurred in Reggio Calabria, Italy, from July 1970 to February 1971. The cause of the protests was a government decision to make Catanzaro, not Reggio, regional capital of Calabria.
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Bob Douglas
Robert L. Douglas was the founder of the New York Renaissance basketball team. Nicknamed the "Father of Black Professional Basketball", Douglas owned and coached the Rens from 1923 to 1949, guiding them to a 2,318-381 record. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1972, the first African American enshrined.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Douglas -
Skylab
Skylab was the United States' first and only space station, orbiting Earth from 1973 to 1979. when it fell back to Earth amid huge worldwide media attention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab -
Huntsville Prison Siege
The 1974 Huntsville Prison siege was an eleven-day prison uprising that took place from July 24 to August 3, 1974, at the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville, Texas. The standoff was one of the longest hostage-taking sieges in United States history.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Huntsville_Prison_siege -
Lice Earthquake
The 1975 Lice earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Turkish district of Lice on 6 September 1975, killing 2,311 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Lice_earthquake -
ABA-NBA Merger
The ABA and NBA were in talks on a merger as early as 1970. A lawsuit was filed against the NBA by Oscar Robertson. When it was settled in 1976 they merged together and the NBA agreed to accept four of the remaining six ABA teams. Those teams were the Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and New York Nets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA%E2%80%93NBA_merger -
Aero Carribbean Flight 883
Aero Caribbean Flight 883 was an international scheduled flight from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Havana, Cuba, and Santiago de Cuba. It is the joint deadliest accident involving the American Eagle Flight 4184 also killed 68 people and the third deadliest aviation accident in Cuba.
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First child
She gave birth to her first child (my mom) at the age of 14 at Norwegian hospital in Chicago, Illinois. -
Second child
She had her second child Guillermo Velazquez at 16 at St.Elizabeth hospital in Chicago,Illinois. -
Third child
She had her third baby Delvito Velazquez at 18 at st.mary hospital in Chicago Illinois. -
First car
Her first car was a maroon bonneville with a grey interior. -
Fourth child
She had her fourth baby Stephanie DeJesus at the age of 21 at Norwegian hospital in Chicago, Illinois. -
First job
She opened up a gym shoe store with her husband and her brother in-law. -
Fifth child
She had her fifth baby Tiffany DeJesus at the age of 21 at Norwegian hospital in Chicago,Illinois. -
Moved
She moved in 1992 from Chicago,Illinois to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -
Sixth child
She had her sixth baby Myisha Perez at the age of 24 at Sinai hospital in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. -
Marriage
She got married at 30 years old to Fernando DeJesus at cook county city hall in Chicago, Illinois. -
Seventh child
She had her seventh and last baby Brittany DeJesus at the age of 29 at St.Francis hospital in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. -
First house
She bought her first house (which she still owns now) at the age of 29.
