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My Birth
On march 14th I as born in Abington memorial hospital. I was born around six o'clock at night. I am the second child in my family and I was als the last. -
9/11
On this day four planes were hijacked by terrorists with the intent to cause massive damage to U.S citizens two of those planes crashed into each of the twin towers one hit the left the other the right this is what is most remembered as it cause massive damage chaos and civilian deaths but another plane tried to hit the pentagon and the other was overtaken by civilians and crashed in a rural area of Pennsylvania. These attacks led the us government to ramp up security everywhere. -
Us and Britain begin shock awe campaign
The Us and Britain came together to start what is referred to as the shock awe campaign. This campaign was started off by major airstrikes and bombings. This type of campaign is where you use an overwhelming number of military forces to overrun your enemy and the start of this was noting short of overwhelming. This airstrike was targeted at major military places in bagdad. -
Bush is sworn in again
On this day for the second time president George Bush was sworn into office to serve another four years in the oval office. During this time as president bush wanted to make major changes including continuing the war on terror which why it sounds like a great idea comes at a great cost such as many Us soldiers putting their lives on the line in hostile countries while tracking down dangerous people. He also intuited the no child left behind act which tried to hep education. -
first time playing soccer
this was my first time playing soccer as an organized sport and as part of a team. I was only five which made everything more fun the running the cheering and the kicking. This was the start to my soccer career that is till going today. -
Obama send 18000 troops to Afghanistan
On this day Obama the current president at the time ordered over 17000 troops to be deployed in Afghanistan. This became a major topic of debate as we have sent a large military force to a hostile country and no clear extraction plan for all those troops. On top of that some missions had severe causalities involved which made this decision very con traversal. -
First time to west Virginia
This was a long trip that took eight hours non stop of driving to get to. I was seven at the time so it was a rough trip but it was well worth it because I got to meet my great uncle and aunt. The first time I was in their house i meet there dog summer and she was happy to meet me the trip went so well my family has gone down to see them every year since. -
Obama sworn in
On this day Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president in front of a crowd of over a million people. This mark the first African america to become president. This was an important day in the government because it took 44 presidential elections until an African american was elected in a nation that use to practice slavery. -
Cousin is born
On this day my aunt jenny gave birth to my youngest cousin who was named Tristan. This was a very long day as i had to go to the hospital where there were a lot of family members who were super excited and then we all went to my grandmothers house -
Closing Guantanamo Bay
Obama sent plans to congress to close the most dangerous prison that the U.S has Guantanamo Bay. This is the prison where the most dangerous detainees America has are located there. This has been a major topic of protests as many people detest the idea of torture and in this prison it is practiced a lot. -
First soccer championship
I was only at the age of eight when i won my first soccer championship . This was a very special day as i finally accomplished a big feat in soccer. My team and i were so pumped after we won we could not wait to get our trophies. -
Dog dies
It was the last day of fifth grade and I came home to very bad news my dog who was thirteen years old had to be put to rest because of serious arthritis.It was rough as he was a great dog always excited to see me and always willing to play. -
Benghazi Attacks
On September 11th 2012 the two Us government buildings in Benghazi came under attack. One of which was the U.S embassy. These attacks resulted in four deaths they were Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. This attack led to a major outcry of the public as facts came out that little effort was made by the u.s government to re secure and rescue them. This was important because it was a Major attack on the us in a forging country while little was done to help them. -
Obama sworn into office again
This day president Obama was sworn in again after being re elected as president with his vice president joe Biden. He is the 44th president. During his inauguration speech he brought up many topics he would like to work on. One of these is gun control which has always been a huge topic of discussion throughout his terms. He also wanted to work on the rights for minorities women and lgbt. -
First day of middle school
This was a very happy day as i finally was done with elementary school and now going to the junior high. I was very excited about this because i felt as if i hit a milestone in my academic career as a student -
Obama attempts to lower wage gap
On this day Obama signed two executive orders to hep eliminate the wage difference among federal contract workers. One of the orders but a ban on people being punished for discussing salaries while the other that allow the labor department to require salary information from the bosses of these contracts. This was unable to spread throughout the us to the general public. -
Going to Bermuda
My family decided to take a Cruz to Bermuda to celebrate my mom and dads 20th wedding anniversary.. this was a great trip that brought my family close together because we had a lot of time with each other. on the Cruise was my brother my mother my father my grand mom and me. it was some of the best time in my life -
Obama declares venezuela a national threat
On this day Obama signed a document that declared Venezuela a threat. This is the first step in Us sanctions is to declare the nation a threat to the Us. This was an attempt of sanctions on seven officials from this country. This caused tension has The us says that this was an attempt to undermine those who broke the Venezuela government but then Venezuela say it was an attempt to complete undermine the government. -
Grandfather died
on this day my grandfather at the age of 74 passed away at Abington memorial hospital. It was a very sad day not only for me but my mom grandmother aunt and uncle who were also there when he passed away. It was a hard time throughout the week to follow. -
Clinton becomes nominee
This was a historical day in the us government as Hillary clinton became the first women to ever win a nomination for president from the two big political parties the republicans and the democrats. She became the democratic nominee and is looking to take the place of current president Barrack Obama. If she wins this will have major impacts as she would be the first women to ever win a president election. -
Americas corruption crusade
On this day Americas national government sued three men that were involved in corruption that involved pilfering over 3 million . This was another step in the governments global crusade in stopping corruption over the world in high ranking government jobs. They are doing this because they believe it is the cause of world instability. Many people believe that the government is overstepping and this will cause tension between us and many countries. -
starting in the high school
Even though this year i am a tenth grader this was my first year in my school districts senior high. i was very nervous the first day because it was a big new building and i had no clue where anything was. but through the first three days i got comfortable and it has bin a blast. -
Charlotte North Carolina declares state of emergency
The city of Charlotte was put into a state of emergency after riots broke out after the shooting of three black people by the police. This was a common them throughout some of the untied states in 2016. This was one area that got really bad because most of the police shootings were unarmed black people. This caused a huge distrust between citizens in the areas and the police. -
Congress overrides Obama decision
Congress votes to overrides Obamas decision. This would allow the families of 9 11 victims to sue saudi Arabia for the loss of family members this would cause huge conflicts between the two countries as arabia has denied involvement in these attacks. This would cause even more hostile tensions between the two countries as there is already because of the terrorist action by some of the people who live there. -
Construction of the freedom tower
The construction of the freedom tower had begun. These towers were being built to be a monument to the 9 11 trade towers that were attacked in 2001 by two planes that were hijacked by terrorists. It is the sixth tallest building in the world and the tallest in the western hemisphere. this was a huge monument to those who were lost.
