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  I was born on November 10, 2000
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  Two planes crashed into the Twin Towers and it was done by a terrorist group.
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  My friend and I used to live in the same house when we were little, so we've known each other for our whole life.
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  The US and Great Britain invaded and fought against the troops in Iraq.
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  My family watched the 4th of July fireworks from a nearby park that we'd never been to before.
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  My family moved from the city area to the county area since the schools were better.
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  I met a friend back in elementary school in first grade and we're still close friends now.
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  I visited Grants Farm for the first time, and some goats chewed off a part of my shorts.
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  Obama was elected as the president from the Democratic party and it made him the first African American president.
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  I got a pair of skates when I was little and I usually went outside to skate a lot.
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  My family adopted a 2 year old Shih Tzu named Boo from the humane society. He's 7 years old now.
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  I learned how to make some simple Asian desserts.
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  Jackie Chan retires from making intense action movies, but still continues to make other kinds of movies.
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  Russia annexed Crimea before they went to war with each other.
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  During 7th and 8th grade, I visited different universities in Illinois with my band class.
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  One of my favorite bands, Disturbed, came back from a hiatus last summer and released a new album called Immortalized.
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  I started high school last year, and it's important to me since it's the last few years before college.
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  Britain voted to leave the EU, but they still have 2 years before a final decision is made.
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  Pokemon Go was released over the summer and I played it often when on the road.
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  My brother adopted a dog from the humane society. He's an 8 year old Pekingese named Boogie.
