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Bethany Hamilton was born!
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She began her surfing career at age 11.
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19 terrorists hijacked commerical jet liners and sent two into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center and one into the pentagon.
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As she was dangling her arm in the ocean, a shark bit it off and quickly swam away. He also took a bite out of her board.
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Her first surf after the attack, She surfed with only one arm!
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She recieved the special award for courage from the Teen Choice Awards.
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Barack Obama became the first African American president.
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Bethany competed in are you smarter than a fifth grader and won $25,000!
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Finished 14th on ASP’s World Qualifying Series Ratings.
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A devistating earthquake hit Haiti.
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The movie based on her life, Soul Surfer, started production. It was filmed in Hawaii, the same place (beach) as the show Lost.
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She made a special appearance on the ABC show, Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
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The movie based on her and her attack came out in theaters.
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Teen Choice Movie Drama, Teen Choice Movie Actress Drama (AnnaSophia Robb), ESPY Best Sports Movie, Satellite Award for Best Music Score (Marco Beltrami), Artios Award in Casting Independent Features (Joey Paul Jensen).
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Her brother, Noah, and her sister in law, Becky, have a baby.
