Five-Year Timeline

Bank of America announced plan to merge with NationsBank Corp. The new entity was called BankAmerica Corp. with headquarters in Charlotte.

Apr 13, 1998

image: https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/our-story/becoming-bank-of-america.html https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/our-story/becoming-bank-of-america.html#fbid=aNc3v5vUHfj

Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury regarding his affair.

Aug 17, 1998

image: http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19980202,00.html https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/this-day-in-politics-aug-17-1998-226998

I started walking.

Oct 17, 1998

Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates

Feb 1, 2003

image: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/science/space/31NASA.html (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV8S0Av_-mE)

My family expanded the farm to include Bland Family Vineyards, and I helped my dad plant grape vines.

May 1, 2003

It was announced North Carolina scientists built a brain implant that let monkeys move a robotic arm with their thoughts. This was the first time thoughts were harness to move a mechanical object.

Oct 13, 2003

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/10/13/monkeys-control-robotic-arm-with-brain-implants/599e9164-e715-4b07-96e2-0fe8f81e8cb0/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4df8719aa5bc

I traveled to Indiana and fellowshipped with extended family.

Jul 19, 2008

Obama was elected president of the United States.

Nov 4, 2008

image: http://www.americaartgallery.com/products/The-Washington-Post-Obama-Makes-History-Election-Newsp.html https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/barack-obama-elected-president-video

Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue was elected as the first female governor.

Nov 4, 2008

image: https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/board-members/beverly-perdue.html https://www.nga.org/governor/bev-perdue/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqyjnESY6I8

Pat McCrory became governor.

Jan 5, 2013

image: https://www.wfae.org/post/governor-pat-mccrory-1#stream/0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeDZ-p33M0

Boston Marathon Bombing

Apr 15, 2013

image: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/boston-marathon-bomber-told-fbi-agents-he-his-brother-acted-n923556 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-bombing-photos_n_3087332.html

I picked the first grape from my own vineyard.

Aug 1, 2013

I had the opportunity to travel to Zambia and experience the joy.

Aug 2, 2018

Hurricane Florence began to affect the coast with impacts that battered the state and left detrimental impacts.

Sep 13, 2018

image: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/12/647005403/hurricane-florence-zeroes-in-on-carolinas-bringing-130-mph-winds https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/us/florence-hurricane-tropical-storm/index.html

The federal government shut down because the president and congress could not agree on a bill to fund the federal government for the coming fiscal year

Dec 22, 2018

image: https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2018/jan/19/everything-you-need-know-about-government-shutdown/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/us/government-shutdown-update.html