Events Through Kate's Life By katemacdonald Aug 19, 1997 I was born Period: Aug 19, 1997 to Mar 1, 2013 Important Events 1997-2013 Aug 31, 1997 Princess Diana dies Sep 5, 2000 Started taking dance classes Jan 2, 2001 Euro was introduced Apr 4, 2001 Got stitches on my forehead Sep 11, 2001 9/11 World Trade Center Sep 2, 2002 First day of Kindergarten Jan 7, 2003 Broke my elbow Jul 3, 2005 Met my best friend, Tori Aug 23, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Sep 12, 2006 Started Musical Theatre Sep 8, 2008 First day of middle school Jan 4, 2009 Tallest man-made structure complete Jan 20, 2009 Obama elected President Feb 12, 2010 Vancouver 2010 Olympics Jul 1, 2010 Went to Europe- France and Italy Mar 11, 2011 Japan Tsunami/Earthquake May 2, 2011 Osama bin Laden dies Sep 7, 2011 First day of high school Oct 31, 2011 Global Popluation reaches 7 billion Dec 21, 2012 "World Ends"