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Emma and her parents arrive
Emma Walker and her parents move to Moundville because of Mr. Walkers job as a postmaster. -
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Best Bad Luck Timeline
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Kingsland Explosion
The Germans set off a bomb at Kingsland(Lynhurst), New Jersey. This was one of the events that got the US involved in World War 1. -
World War 1
World War 1 began beacuse of the assasination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
Dit breaks window
Dit shatters Mrs. Sea's window by throwing a rock at it. Emma promises not to tell on him as long as he teaches her how to play baseball. -
$30 million for West Indies
The USA bought the Danish West Indies for $30 million. -
Chip and Buster tease Dit
Chip and Buster, who used to be Dit's best friends, pick on him about hanging out with Emma and try to get him to say that he likes her. -
Driving to Selma
Dr. Griffith teaches Dit how to drive so that he can drive him into Selma to earn money for the Fourth Hunt. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act made it a crime for any person to have information that was supposed to help the enemy. If they did they would have to pay $10,000 and be put in prison for 20 years. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. -
Big Foot beats up Doc Haley
Big Foot beats up Doc Haley because Doc Haley stood up for Emma saying that she could be in the play. Big Foot also hurt Emma by dropping her off the stage when she wouldn't move. -
Doc Haley and Big Foot shoot eachother
Big Foot threatens Doc Haley and they both end up shooting eachother but Big Foot dies. -
Doc Haley in jail
Doc Haley is found guilty and put in jail. Meanwhile, a horrible flu goes around and a lot of people die from it. -
Emma and Dit fake Doc Haley's Death
Knowing that Doc Haley was going to be hung for murder, Emma and Dit make up a plan to save him. They pretended that Doc Haley hung himself in jail where he really escaped and moved somewhere else with his son. -
Funeral for Big Foot
After the town found out that Doc Haley was "dead," they had a funeral for Big Foot and buried Doc Haley in the area where they bury criminals. -
Walkers leave
The Walkers leave Moundville becasue Mr. Walker is being transferred somewhere else for his job. The new postmaster arrives with two boys that were Dit's age and played baseball.
