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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
POLITICAL
Where: Sarajevo, Bosnia
Who: 6 assassins killed the Archduke and his wife
What: it ignited World War I, which we later entered -
Stock Market Crash
ECONOMIC
Where: worldwide
Who: everybody
What: was a cause for the Great Depression -
Beginning of Fireside Chat
POLITICAL
When: 1933-1944
Where: USA
Who: Americans, Franklin D Roosevelt
What: lead his nation through the Great Depression and World War II -
fall of the Berlin Wall
POLITICAL
Where: Germany
Who: Germans
What: unified the country and reestablished them as unified -
my little brother was born
PERSONAL
Where: Norfolk VA
Who: my family
What: he’s my brother and a bit of an idiot but I love him :/ -
my family moved to Germany
PERSONAL
Where: Stuttgart, Germany
Who: my parents, my brother, and I
What: growing up there was important for my development + languages -
Barack Obama elected
ECONOMIC
Where: USA
Who: Obama
What: 1st black president, helping fix the economy -
My family visited Egypt
FAMILIAL
When: spring 2009
Where: Luxor, Egypt
Who: my whole family
What: I was able to experience a culture other than American and German -
Dad’s retirement
FAMILIAL
Where: Stuttgart, Germany
Who: my dad
When: he retired from 30 years in the Navy as a Captain, and this meant that our family had to move back to Germany
my nephew -
my family moved back to America and I went to RMA
PERSONAL
Where: Front Royal VA
Who: mostly me, also my family
What: I experienced military school and I entered an abusive relationship -
my nephew Anthony was born
FAMILIAL
Where: Raleigh, North Carolina
Who: my older brother and his girlfriend
What: my first nephew was born, making me an aunt -
Laverne Cox on 2015 Time 100 Most Influential People List
CULTURAL
Where: USA
Who: trans and black people
What: 1st openly trans person to be nominated for an Emmy, 1st to appear on cover of Time Magazine -
I left RMA and switched to AHS
PERSONAL
Where: Charlottesville VA
Who: me
What: I escaped my abuser and was able to go to a school where I wasn’t afraid and could actually learn, I also met teachers who supported me throughout my junior year during a time when I was struggling, and I was able to meet my current datemate Jesse -
joint b-day party
FAMILIAL
Where: Charlottesvile, Virginia
Who: my brother, my father, my grandmother, my aunt
What: they all celebrated a huge joint birthday party -
my cousin (finally) married his girlfriend Brenda
FAMILIAL
Where: Indiana
Who: my cousin
What: my cousin married his girlfriend Brenda of 5 years and I was one of her maids of honor -
Murder of Michael Brown
CULTURAL
Where: Ferguson, Missouri
Who: black people
What: started the movement #BlackLivesMatter and the protests in Ferguson and across the country -
Robin Williams killed himself
CULTURAL
Where: USA
Who: everyone who watched his movies
What: he committed suicide, raising awareness for depression -
Gas Price Decrease
ECONOMIC
When: late 2014
Where: USA
Who: Americans
What: caused by fracking, more oil fields -
I started working at 10kV
PERSONAL
Where: Charlottesville VA
Who: me
What: it’s a volunteering experience and I discovered I liked retail work -
Taylor Swift, Top Female Artist
CULTURAL
When: 2006-present I think?
Where: USA/worldwide
Who: women everywhere
What: incredibly famous international star, first to accomplish many things
