My Life

Born

Jul 11, 1997

Born in New Ulm, Minnesota

Thailand’s Worst Hotel Fire

Jul 11, 1997

95 people were killed in a hotel fire in Thiland.

First Time Moving

May 10, 1998

I moved from Minnesota to Independance, Iowa.

First Vacation

Jul 20, 1998

My parents took me to Mexico with our family for vacation.

Sister Born

Jul 16, 1999

My sister was born when I was two.

Y2K

Jan 1, 2000

Everyone thought all the computers were going to crash.

Olympics

Sep 15, 2000

Olympic Games open in Australia.

Second Time Moving

Feb 21, 2001

I moved from Independance, Iowa to Edwardsville, Illinois.

First Bike

Jun 18, 2001

September 11th

Sep 11, 2001

Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh. Toll of dead is more than 3,000.

Anthrax

Oct 5, 2001

anthrax-laced letters are sent to various media and government officials. Several die after handling the letters

First Day of School

Aug 22, 2002

I started Kindergarten in August 22, 2002 when I was five years old.

First Sport

Jun 18, 2003

I started playing T-Ball in June of 2003 when I was about six years old.

First Plane Ride

Jul 23, 2005

I flew on my first plane to New York to go see a Yankees game.

Yankees Game

Jul 24, 2005

I went to New York to watch a Yankees game.

Hurricain Katrina

Aug 11, 2006

Hurricane Katrina destroys the Gulf Coast.

The Indian Ocean earthquake

Dec 23, 2006

All near by nations to be devastated by tsunamis. Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia saw the most damage. It is believed to have killed 300,000 people.

Flood of 2008

Jul 18, 2008

It rained alot in 2008 and huge parts of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City flooded.

Yankees Win World Series

Oct 21, 2009

The Yankees beat the Phillies in the World Series four games to two.

Earthquake in Haiti

Jan 18, 2010

Earthquake in Haiti destroys cities and kills many.