My Life

By cbarber
  • My Great-Grandma Lindner was born

  • "Separate but Equal" Doctrine established

    "Separate but Equal" Doctrine established
    In the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled Louisiana law did not violate the 14th Amendment with segregation of race in schools.
  • President McKinley assassinated

    President McKinley assassinated
    At 4:07 pm, Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley twice.
  • U.S. declares war on Germany

    U.S. declares war on Germany
    After intercepting Zimmerman's note and finding out what Germany offered Mexico for their alliance, Wilson had no choice but to declare war.
  • Women gained the right to vote

    Women gained the right to vote
    Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution to give women the right to vote.
  • My Grandma Lindner was born

  • Stock Market crashed

    Stock Market crashed
    A steep drop in the U.S. stock market values played a role in the country's movement toward the Great Depression.
  • Social Security Act

    This act established a system of retirement benefits.
  • Pearl Harbor was attacked

    Pearl Harbor was attacked
    Japan ambushed Pearl Harbor early in the morning which eventually led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The U.S. troops invaded the beaches in Normandy, France.
  • U.S. bombs Hiroshima

    U.S. bombs Hiroshima
    The Enola Gay dropped a nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
  • Congress passed Marshall Plan

    This bill provided European postwar aid.
  • My mom, Robin Lindner, was born

  • My father, Scott Barber, was born

  • Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
    King was shot at 6:01 on his balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    A sic festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", included famous musician such as Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who.
  • President Nixon resigned

    President Nixon resigned
    With much controversy over the Watergate scandal and the chance of possibly being impeached, President Richard Nixon announced that he would resign from office.
  • My brother Jason was born

    My brother Jason was born
  • Challenger exploded

    Challenger exploded
    73 seconds after take-off, the spacecraft, Challenger, exploded.
  • My brother Kyle was born

    My brother Kyle was born
  • Official destruction of the Berlin Wall began

    Official destruction of the Berlin Wall began
    This destruction marked the end of the Cold War.
  • My brother Aaron was born

    My brother Aaron was born
  • I was born

  • I moved to Canal Winchester

  • We got our first dog, Cy

    We got our first dog, Cy
  • My Grandma Lindner died

  • My brother, Jason, got married

    My brother, Jason, got married
    Jason married his girlfriend of 5 years and his high school sweetheart, Allison Norman.
  • My brother, Jason, moves to his first house