APUSH Personal Timeline

By laurenward

  • I Was Born

    I was born on November 10th, 1998 in Saginaw Michigan where I lived for 5 years.

  • Columbine High School Massacre

    Massacre that happened at Columbine High School in the state of Colarado. Along with the shootings the attack involved a bomb to distract firefighters. The shooters were two high school seniors. A total of 12 people died and 21 wereinjured.

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton Wins Senate Seat

    Hillary Clinton defeated Congressman Rick Lazio, who is a Republican, for her seat in the New York senate. She was the first former First Lady to win a seat in the Senate.

  • 9-11

    Four passenger airliners were hijacked by al-Qaeda terroriststo be flown into the North and South buildings of the World Trade Center. Another plane was flown into the Pentagon. A fourth plane was targeted at Washington, D.C., but crashed before it go there.

  • Parents Divore

    My parents got a divore causing us to moe to a different city. I switched schools to Rochester Public Schools.

  • Move to Grand Rapids

    I move from Rochester Michigan to Grand Rapids in the Summer of 2005.

  • Rosa Parks Dies

    The black activist Rosa Parks died on this date.

  • Dads Remarries

    My dad got remarried to my step mom. She had a son who is now my step brother.

  • Houses of Congress Controlled by Democrats

    Both Houses of Congress change back to Democratic hands for the first time since 1994.

  • Nancy Pelosi Sworn Into Office

    The first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, of San Francisco, California is sworn into office.

  • Election of Obama

    President Barrack Obama was elected in 2008 becoming the countries first African American president. He beat John Mccain and Mitt Romney.

  • Death of Osama bin Laden

    Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda, and who was responsible for the 9-11 terrorist attcks in New York was killed by special forces in Pakisatn by a gunshot to the head after about 40 minutes of trying to break in a search his house.

  • Sandy Hook Shooting

    Shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. The shooter was 20 year old Adam Lanza. Prior to this shooting he killed his mom aat their home. 20 children and 6 staff members were shot.

  • Turning 16

    I turned 16 during my sophomore year of high school. I got a car on my birthday which gave me the freedom to drive wherever I wanted.

  • Space Shuttle Columbia

    Over 22 years the Space Shuttle Columbia completed 27 missions before exploding upon re-entry ovedr Texas. All 7 astronauts that werein it died.