The Life Of Gayle, By Nora Rajchel-Wilcox

  • Grandma's Born

    Grandma is born on December 8th, 1951 in Milwaukee, WI.
  • Vietnam War Starts

    Vietnam War Starts
    Vietnam War
    The long lasting Vietnam war started today, on November 1st, 1955. The Vietnam War was a conlict bwteen North and South Vietnam and the United States decied to come in and take South Vietnams side. North Vietnam wanted a communist government and South Vietnam and the United States didn't agree.
  • Explorer 1 is Launched

    Explorer 1 is Launched
    Explorer 1
    America launches ist first satellite into space, its called the Explorer 1. The Explorer 1 was used to measure radiation enviorment on Earths Orbit. America was eagar to launch a satellite after the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 1 just about three months before.
  • Gayle Switches High Schools

    Gayle switches to Hamilton for her senior year.
  • Gayle Starts High School

    Gayle starts high school at Pius XI, on September 1 1965.
  • The First Super Bowl

    The First Super Bowl
    Super Bowl 1
    The first Super Bowl was hosted in the Los Angeles Memorial Colisuem in 1967. The Green Bay Packers and the Kanas City Cheifs went head to head for the victory. In the end the Packers won. Bart Star the Packer quaterback gained MVP.
  • Martin Luther King JR Is Assinated

    Martin Luther King JR Is Assinated
    King Martin Luther King JR was assinated outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. They rushed him to the hospital, but didn't make it long after he arrived there. He was only 39 years old. He later recived the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Gayle Graduates High School

    Gayle graduates from Alexander Hamilton High School in 1971.
  • Frist Child Is Born

    Gayle's first child, Stacy, is born.
  • Vietnam War Ends

    Vietnam War Ends
    Vietnam War Ends
    On April 30th, 1975 the Vietnam War ends after the United States stop sending in troops. All Americans were sent home and released from prison and touture camps.
  • Gayle Gets Married

    Gayle gets married to Rich Rajchel on June 10th, 1977, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • Second Child is Born

    Gayle and Rich have their first child, on October 8th, 1978.
  • Gayle and Rich Buy Their First House

    Gayle and Rich buy their first house in June 1979, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • Third Child is Born

    Gayle and Rich have their second baby, on December 29, 1979. Welcome to the world Nikki!
  • The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Explodes

    The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Explodes
    Challenger
    On January 28th, 1986 the Challeger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds into its journey into space. The explosion took 7 astronauts lives and it is considered the wost accident in the history of U.S. space program. Later after investagation they found out that the O rings that are supossed to seperate the sections of rocket didn't seperate which lead to an explosion.
  • President Nixion Resigns

    President Nixion Resigns
    Nixion
    President Nixion resigns from office before he is impeached. Nixion got caught for covering up the Watergate Scandal. People on Nixion's team bugged the offices of their polical ememies.
  • Gayle Starts Working at Muskego High School

    Gayle starts working at Muskego High School in September of 1999.