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I was born on Oct. 16, 1998.
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Jon Postel an American Internet pioneer died.
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Pluto is once again the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system on this day in history.
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The Tagish Lake meteorite impacts the Earth.
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On this day in history a general practitioner in Manchester, England may have killed more than 200 patients over almost 24 years, says a new clinical study of his medical practice. Dr Harold Shipman is currently serving 15 life sentences for the deaths of 15 patients.
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The No Child Left Behind Act is signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush.
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A female suicide bomber blows up explosives strapped to her waist in a crowd of thousands of Muslim pilgrims, killing at least 18 people in Chechnya.
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Athens gets hit by a major blizzard which blankets the entire city for days, causing widespread havoc.
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Rosa Parks, best known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, died on October 24, 2005. Her arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott which eventually led to the Supreme Court ruling segregation of buses unconstitutional.
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The Wowowee stampede at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines kills 74 people and leaves 600 injured.
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A 2,100-year-old melon is discovered by archaeologists in western Japan
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I started to become interested in Pokemon.
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An exploding star halfway across the visible universe becomes the farthest known object ever visible to the naked eye.
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One of my favorite aunts, Juanita, dies.
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I was just starting to create my stories that I would soon write. Stories like Heroes of Darkness, W.I.S.H., The Dark Brotherhood, Dark Dreams, and The Legend of Firis.
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Paleontologists announce the discovery of an Ardipithecus ramidus fossil skeleton, deeming it the oldest remains of a human ancestor yet found.
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The World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.
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U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda, has been killed during an American military operation in Pakistan.
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I got my first cat from one of my mom's friends. She's a calico she-cat named Ember and she was a stray.
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I started to write my series of books, starting with Secrets of W.I.S.H. and Heroes of Darkness (Johnny's Story).
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A fire at a prison in Comayagua, Honduras kills 359.