Sara Van Winkle (Charlotte)

Sara Van Winkle was born.

Nov 12, 1957

Sara Van WInkle was born on November 12th, 1957 in Ann Arbor's Women's Hospital.

Sara Van Winkle's first day of school.

Sep 6, 1960

On September 6th, 1960, Sara Van Winkle attended her first day of school at North West Elementary School.

Khrushchev pounds shoe on table

Oct 12, 1960

On October 12, 1960, Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, appered at the United Nations. When he was asked a question he did not like from the representative from Thailand about his country's reputaion for freedom for its citizens, Khrushchev became angry, and famously shouted at the assembly and pounded his shoe on the table.

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Nov 22, 1963

November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas while riding in an open convertable. The Man who shot him was located in a near by office building. Kennedy was first shot went through his arm, up his shoulder, and then into his neck. The shot the killed him though, was straight to the head.

Beatles came to America (Beatlemania)

Feb 17, 1964

The Beatles, a very famous band, came to America for the very first time on Febuary 17, 1964. Girls went wild and passed out at the concerts all the while their parents freaked out because among other things The Beatles had long hair.

The Detroit Riots Begin

Jul 23, 1967

Racial tentions ran high during the height of the civil rights movement. Rioting broke out in many major American cities during this period and Detroit being one of the worst. City officials thought shutting off the electricty would make the situation better but it back fired in a big way. People started fires, broke in to building, and stole countless things. Thousands of people were arrested, hundreds injured along, and a total of 43 deaths over the course of 4 days.

Sara Van Winkle and her sister drove through the Detroit Riots

Jul 25, 1967

Detroit Tigers win World Series

Oct 10, 1968

[ 1968 World Series broadcast](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpmIjy3V_JI)In the 1968 World Series, ( St. Louis Cardnials vs Detroit Tigers) Detroit won four out of seven games, making them the winners. The series featured two of the most famous pitchers in baseball history, Bob Gibson for the Cardnials and Denny McClain for the Tigers.

First man on the moon

Jul 20, 1969

First man on the Moon broadcast On July 20, 1969 Americans stayed up late to watch the first human being to walk on the Moon. Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to do so. His fellow astronaut Buzz Aldren was the second. Neil said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." and then they stuck an American flag into the Moon's surface.

First day of high school

Sep 3, 1972

Sara Van Winkle had her first day of high school on Septemeber 3, 1972 at Howell High School.

The Munich massacre

Sep 5, 1972

Munich massacre news report The Munich massacre happened on September 5, 1972. The whole Israeli Olympic team was kidnapped and murdered by the by the Palestinian group, Black September. The next day the 11 members of the team and a German police officer were found dead.

Sara Van Winkle got her driver's license

Dec 18, 1973

Sara Van Winkle got her driver's license on December 18, 1973.

Nixon resigned from presidency

Aug 8, 1974

Richard Nixon's resignation speech On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon, the 37 president of the United States, resigned from office. His vice president, Gerald Ford, was sworn in immeditely afterwards. The Watergate scandle was the thing that pushed Nixon over the edge and made him resign. The scandle occurred when Richard Nixon's staff burgaled the offices of Nixon's political opponents, and Nixon helped them lie about it to authorities.

Sara Van Winkle graduated from high school

Jun 16, 1976

On June 16, 1976, Sara Van Winkle graduated from Howell High School.

Sara Van Winkle went off to college

Aug 12, 1976

Sara Van Winkle went to the University of Michigan to start school.

Three Mile Island accident

Mar 23, 1979

The Three Mile Island accident happened on March, 23, 1979. Three Mile Island was a nuclear power plant located in Dauphin County, PA. One of the neclear reacters had a near meltdown, realeasing substantial amounts of radioactivity into the environment. The crisis caused a debate about the future of neclear power in America and also made officails realize that neclear power plants need to be under a more watchful eye.

Iran hostage crisis

Period: Nov 4, 1979 to Jan 20, 1981

On November 4, 1979 terrorists stormed the American embassy in Tehran, Iran. The terrorists took embassy employes hostage and held them capitave for 443 days until government officials negotiated their release. The movie Argo tells part of this story.

Sara Van Winkle graduated college

Jun 15, 1980

June 15, 1980 was the day that Sara Van Winkle graduated college.

Sara Van Winkle got Married

Jun 23, 1990

Sara Van Winkle got married to Jim McLinden on the 23 of June, 1990.

Sara Van Winkle gave birth to twins

Apr 16, 1997

Sara Van Winkle gave birth to Tristan McLinden and Patrick McLinden

Sara Van Winkle gave birth to a baby

Jan 13, 2000

Sara Van Winkle gave birth to Charlotte McLInden.