History in my Lifetime

By paytowinnabuck

  • Hurricanes

    The Carolina Hurricanes relocated to North Carolina. They first opened office in Morrisville, NC.

  • My birthday.

    I was born on May 23rd, in 1997. I am the youngest kid in my family.

  • I was one.

    I celebrated my birthday with a jungle theme party. All of my family came.

  • Stanley Cup

    The Detroit Red Wings won the stanley cup. They beat the Washington Capitals.

  • Chi-Chi

    The Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in Taiwan. It killed 2,400 people.

  • My first plane ride.

    At the age of three, i rode a plane for the first time in my life. My family, and friends of ours went to St.Thomas on vacation .

  • Terrorist Attack

    Terrorist hijacked planes and crashed into the twin towers, pentagon, and Shanksville, PA. Nineteen terrorist were involved.

  • Horseback riding.

    I took my first horseback riding lesson. The horses name was Betty.

  • Facebook

    Facebook was launched. Mark Zuckerberg was 19 when he launched it.

  • Canes Game

    This was my first hockey game I had ever been to. I love watching hockey no, on TV and at games. The Carolina Hurricanes are my favorite hockey team.

  • Olympics.

    The Winter Olympics start in Italy. The U.S. won twenty-five metals.

  • Disney World

    My family rented and RV and drove to Florida. We went to Disney World.

  • Barbaro

    Race horse Barbaro was euthanized. He won the Kentucky Derby by six and half lengths.

  • Puerto Rico

    My family went to Puerto Rico on vacation. We took a tour, and hiked through the rainforest.

  • Deep Sea Fishing.

    I fished in the Lady's Big Rock at Alantic Beach. Also, I fished in the Barta tournament.

  • Michael Jackson died.

    Michael Jackson died, he was known as the king of pop. Michael was fifty years old when he died.

  • I got my first horse.

    After years of begging, i finally talked my parents into buying me as horse. He is a Quarter Horse gelding. His registered name is Paytowinnabuck, but i call him Jack for short.

  • Gay Slaughter

    There was a gay slaughter in Africa. It was a silent slaughter.

  • Braces

    I finally got my braces off, after four years. It hurt really bad when they pulled them off, but my teeth are straight.

  • American Idol

    Scotty McCreery wins American Idol. His home town is Garner, NC.