ELM 460 Timeline By vgardner Jan 6, 2014 Janet Yellen is voted the first woman to head the Federal Reserve https://www.cnn.com/2014/09/04/us/2014-in-review-fast-facts/index.html Jul 3, 2014 Hurricane Arthur hits NC Coast https://www.weather.gov/mhx/Arthur Sep 24, 2014 Received my Driver's License 2015 Won Homecoming Queen 2015 NC State law protects Confederate Monuments https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article28456504.html 2015 Gun deaths became as common as traffic deaths in the U.S. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/23/11-ways-that-2015-made-history/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.dda1de1f7be4 2016 Started College at NCSU 2016 NC votes to elect Donald Trump as President https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/north-carolina Nov 8, 2016 Donald Trump became President of the United States https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-presidential-election-of-2016 2017 Got my dog Tuffy 2017 Civilians pull down a Confederate Monument in Durham, NC https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article167197832.html Aug 25, 2017 Hurricane Harvey hits Texas Hurricane Harvey is the first category 4 hurricane to hit the United States since 2004. https://cw33.com/2017/12/30/2017-in-review-biggest-events-in-america/ 2018 Joined Sigma Alpha 2018 Amendment added to NC State Constitution to max income tax at 7% https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/11/06/nc-election-results-constitutional-amendments/1902238002/ Dec 7, 2018 Beth Kimber becomes the first woman to lead the CIA's Directorate of Operations https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/19/us/2018-in-review-fast-facts/index.html