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My Birth Date
I was born at 8:50pm in Brooklyn, NY. -
Elvis Presley Dies
Elvis Presley was found dead in his Graceland mansion. -
Stephen Biko Dies
Anti-apartheid activist, Stephen Biko, dies while in police custody. -
Great Britain Wins!
Great Britain defeats Argentina in a war over the isolated Falkland Islands. -
ERA
The Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution fails to gain ratification. Feminists are frustrated. -
Kindergarten
I started Kindergarten at St. Mary Star of the Sea School in Brooklyn, NY. -
Environmental Discovery
Scientists announce the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic -
Bye Bye NYC, Helllooo NJ
I moved to Trenton, NJ in the summer before the start of 3rd grade. -
Pete Rose Sets Record
Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record for most career hits in MLB history. -
Up Up and Away!
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into low Earth orbit. -
Confirmation
I received my Confirmation at St. Joachim Church. -
Iraq Invades Kuwait
Iraq invades Kuwait and seizes oil assets igniting the Persian Gulf War. -
WTO
The World Trade Organization is created and replaced General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as the world's global trading body. -
We're Outta Here!
I led the graduation procession for the McCorristin Catholic High School Class of 1995. -
He Didn't Do It (or Did He?)
At the end of a sensational trial, former football star O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the brutal 1994 double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. -
Eyes On The Prize
16 year-old, Temba Tsheri Sherpa from Nepal, becomes the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He has since been dethroned. -
9-11
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda on the United States killing 2996 people. -
Virginia Is For Runners!
Right after the 9-11 attacks, I moved to Manassas, Virginia for a fresh start. -
Money, Money, Money!
Euro begins official circulation in 12 European countries, forming an international currency system. -
I'm Baaaack!
After the DC sniper attack scare the beejeejees out of me, I moved back to good ol' Jersey. -
Take Cover!
The FBI captured the DC snipers. The two men had randomly gunned down 10 people and critically injured three others while they were going about their everyday lives. -
FINALLY!
Barack Obama takes the oath of office as the 1st African American President of the United States. -
Spreading Like Pigs???
The H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, is deemed a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. -
A Whole New World
At 4:44pm, I brought the most beautiful little being into this world and named her Jazmin. -
$50 Billion Reason to Watch
The most expensive Olympic Games ever began in Sochi, Russia. -
What Was I Thinking?
I started my journey to become a teacher. -
The Ebola Scare
The CDC confirmed the first laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States in a man who had traveled to Dallas, Texas from Liberia. -
WOO HOO!!!
I survived my second set of ELD's.
