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Spanish flu pandemic
This was the pandemic that was because of the Spanish flu. It did not start in Spain, but some newspapers there talked about it first. My great grandparents lived through it. -
Women vote- 19th amendment
This was the amendment when women finally got to vote. My great grandparents lived through it. -
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My family timeline
These are the events that my family has lived through. -
World War 2
This was the second global war about the Nazis despising the Jews. My grandparents lived through it in Italy and helped the Jews. -
Apollo man on moon
This was the year that there was the first man on the moon. My grandparents lived through it and so did my dad and his family. -
Huge Bangladeshi cyclone
This was a huge cyclone in Bangladesh. My dad’s family lived through it. -
The war of Independence
This war was between Bangladesh and Pakistan because Bangladesh wanted to become there own country. My dad’s family was there. -
Climate change testimony
Global warming had begun. Most of my family on both sides had lived through this before me. -
Separating Quebec vote
The Canadians were voting whether to separate Quebec from the rest of Canada. It was a close vote the numbers 51 to 49. -
Huge Canadian Ice storm
This icestorm froze basically everything in Canada. My mom’s family had lived through this giant ice storm in Canada. -
Year of 2000
It was a new century! Most of my family lived through it except me and some of my cousins. -
Corona Virus Pandemic
This is the Covid-19 outbreak. Everyone in my family has lived through this.