Timeline: 1877-Present

Aug 21, 1879

Creation of Light Bulb

Thomas Edison created first Light Bulb

1898

Spanish-American War

Cuba became an independent country and the U.S. gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Jul 28, 1914

Start of World War 1

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Nov 11, 1918

End of World War 1

Armistice signed between Germans and the Allies.

Sep 1, 1939

Start of World War ll

Started because of German invasion of Poland.

1941

Holocaust

Genocide of Jews during World War ll.

Sep 2, 1945

End of World War ll

Japan surrendered

1947

Cold War

Rivalry between U.S. and the USSR because of communism and nuclear weapons.

Dec 14, 1968

Birth of Stacey Bates

My mom entered the world somewhere in Texas.

Dec 23, 1978

James Bates Birth

My dad entered the world and was adopted by a wonderful family.

Sep 11, 2001

Terrorist Attack on U.S.

Four planes were hijacked by Islamist terrorist and two of those crashed into the twin towers causing severe loss and hurt.

Nov 8, 2004

2016 Election

Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.

Feb 21, 2008

Brooklyn's Birth

Beautiful Brooklyn Bates came into the world by being suctioned out and her mother still talks about it to this day.

Feb 22, 2009

Brooklyn's First Surgery

Within Brooklyn's first year of life she was diagnosed with Bicoronal Craniosynostosis and the day after she turned one she had reconstruction surgery to hopefully fix it but the surgery eventually failed.

Feb 17, 2010

Avery Bates Birth

My mom gave birth to my little sister 4 days before my birthday and she interrupted my 4th birthday party.

Nov 6, 2012

2012 Election

Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney.

2013

COVID-19

Infectious disease that caused a global pandemic and a nation wide shutdown. The U.S. citizens were mandated to wear masks and stay inside away from other people.