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The day I was born.
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Terrorist attacks strike the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon.
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The United States and its allies invade Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks.
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My younger brother is born
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The social media site Facebook is launched
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I begin taking piano lessons
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Start of the online video-sharing platform
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My younger sister is born.
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Hurricane Katrina devastates the coast.
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Housing bubble bursts and recession occurs
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I switch elementary schools
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Barack Obama wins the election to become the 44th American president.
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Major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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The founder of Al-Queda is killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces.
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Russia invades and occupies part of Ukraine, setting off an international crisis.
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Protests and riots occur in Ferguson, Missouri in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a young African-American man by a white police officer.