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Maw Maw's Birthday
Emma Marie Edwards is born to Regina Mattie Morgan Edwards & Donald Simeon Edwards. -
Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Virginia.
Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Virginia. -
Ground breaking begins in Boston for Fenway Park
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Paw Paw's Birthday
George Summerdyke Smith is born to Mary Eliza Gallion Smith & George Percy Smith. -
Papa Joe's Birthday
Joe Hollis is born to Marry Ellis Holllis and George Hollis, in Nederland, Texas. -
French cavalry enter Belgium
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Maw Maw Penny's Birthday
Jewell Penny Neal is born to Lou Rutherford Neal and Charles Neal, in Louisiana. -
Last San Francisco firehorses retired
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Maw Maw Penny & Papa Joe's Wedding
Jewell Penny Neal and Joe Hollis are married in Nederland, Texas. -
Bruce's Birthday
Bruce Raymond Drury is born to Ada Marjory McGuire Drury & Howard Raymond Drury, in Fullerton, Nebraska. -
Amelia Earhart is officially declared dead after her 1937 disappearance.
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Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry make their cartoon debuts
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Marriage of Maw Maw & Paw Paw
Emma Marie Edwards & George Summerdyke Smith are married in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. -
U.S. presidential election, 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt wins reelection to a record third term
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Daddy's Birthday
Donald Wray Smith is born to Emma Marie Edwards Smith & George Summerdyke Smith, in Natichidotches, Louisiana. -
Regular commercial television broadcasting begins; NBC television launched.
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Donna's Birthday
Donna Marie Wademan is born to Esther Marie Rose Wademan and Albert "Ikey" Edward Wademan, in Blue Hille, Nebraska. -
Mama's Birthday
Glenda Fay "Sue" Hollis is born to Jewell "Penny" Neal Hollis & Joe Hollis, Sr, in Nederland, Texas. -
Divorce
Maw Maw Penny and Papa Joe get divorced. -
Mama & Daddy's Wedding
Glenda Fay "Sue" Hollis & Donald Wray Smith are married in Lecompte, Louisiana. -
Donna & Bruce's Wedding
Donna Marie Wademan & Bruce Raymond Drury are married in Blue Hill, Nebraska. -
Jen's Birthday
Jennifer Susan Smith is born to Don & Sue Smith, in Beaumont, Texas. -
Jon's Birthday
Jonathan Wade Drury is born to Donna & Bruce Drury, in Beaumont, Texas. -
My Birthday
Amy Elizabeth Smith is born to Don and Sue Smith in Beaumont, Texas, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. -
Richard Nixon resigns presidency, VP Gerald Ford becomes 38th president.
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Move to Huntsville
Our family moves to Huntsville, TX. -
David's Birthday
David Gallion Smith is born to Don & Sue Smith in Austin, Texas. His two big sisters, Jennifer and Amy, are not sure what to think of him. -
Amy Starts Kindergarten
Amy starts Kindergarten at Leander Elementary School in Leander, Texas. -
NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms
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Move to Beaumont
Our family moves to Beaumont, Texas. Amy finishes Kindergarten at Roy Guess Elementary School, and meets her best friend, Stephanie Stambaugh. -
Cancer strikes our family!
Mama is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in her nasal cavity. -
Amy meets Jon
I meet Jon at Austin Middle School, and we become friends. We have two classes together. -
Staph Infection Hospitalization
Mama develops a horrible staph infection and is hospitalized for several weeks. She almost dies. -
Amy Graduates High School
I graduated from Central Sr. High School, in Beaumont, Texas. -
First Date
Jon and I go out on our first date to see Total Recall. This is followed by a taco bell picnic at the park. -
Papa Joe Dies
Papa Joe dies. I was just getting to know him. -
My Wedding
Amy Elizabeth Smith & Jonathan Wade Drury are married at Wesley United Methodist Church, in Beaumont, Texas, at 2:00 in the afternoon. -
Paw Paw Dies
Paw Paw dies as the day before they are scheduled to amputate his leg. He is in the final stages of Alzheimer's and has diabetes. -
Maw Maw Penny Dies
Maw Maw Penny dies. -
Homeowners
Jon & Amy Drury purchase their first home in Spring, Texas. -
Miscarriage
After several years of trying to get pregnant, we finally succeed, and then miscarry the baby at 10 weeks. We were completely devastated. -
Hannah Marie's Birthday
Hannah Marie Drury is born to Amy & Jon Drury in Houston, Texas. She weighs 8 pounds, 12 3/4 ounces, and is 19 inches long. JOY!!! -
Mama's Death
Mama died after a long struggle with cancer related complications. It was very difficult to see her deteriorate so much over the last year. This was the saddest day of my life. -
Aaron Hollis's Birthday
Aaron Hollis Drury is born one month early. My preemie weighs in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and is 21 inches long. JOY!! -
Maw Maw Dies
Maw Maw dies. She was 99 years old. -
Amy Graduates SHSU
I finally finished my BS degree. HAPPY!! -
Grad School
I got accepted to the MA Counseling program at SHSU. I am SUPER EXCITED and feel very empowered!! JOY!!