The Life Of My Grandma

  • Birth

    Judy was born on July 16th, 1942 in Cudahy, Wisconsin.
  • The G.I. Bill of Rights Was Signed Into Law

    The G.I. Bill of Rights Was Signed Into Law
    The G.I Bill Of Rights Is Signed
    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans. Benefits could include low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans for starting a business, cash payments for tuition and living expenses to attend schools, and one year of unemployment compensation.
  • United States Drops Bombs On Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    United States Drops Bombs On Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki
    The time that the United States bombed both Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed at least 129,000 people, and still remains as the only use of nuclear weapons in history. Japan then surrendered to to the Allies six days after the bombing.
  • First Day Of School

    Judy started school on September 1st, 1946.
  • First African American MLB Player

    First African American MLB Player
    First Colored MLB Player, Jackie Robinson
    Jackie Robinson becomes the first colored MLB player in history after signing and playing first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown V. Board Of Education
    The 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board Of Education decided that blacks and whites could no longer be separated in schools, so schools had to have both blacks and whites
  • First Day Of Highschool

    Judy started Highschool at Cudahy on September 3rd, 1960
  • Marriage

    Judy marries Jerome on November 16th, 1962.
  • First Daughter

    Judy gives birth to her first daughter, named Therese on August 25th, 1963
  • John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    John F. Kennedy Assassinated
    JFK Assassinated
    President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald.
  • First Son, Second Child

    On May 27th, 1965, Judy gives birth to her first son and second child named Tom on May 27th, 1965
  • Second Daughter, Third Child

    On June 10th, 1966, Judy gives birth to her third and final child named Tina on June 10th, 1966
  • Super Bowl One

    Super Bowl One
    Super Bowl One
    On January 14th, 1967, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the first ever Super Bowl with the final score being 35-10.
  • Martin Luther King Assassinated

    Martin Luther King Assassinated
    Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated
    While standing on the second floor blacony at the hotel King was staying at, he was shot in the right cheek at 6:01 p.m. He would be rushed to the hospital but dying at 7:05 p.m after an emergency chest surgery.
  • Richard Nixon Resigns

    Richard Nixon Resigns
    Richard Nixon Resigns
    President Richard Nixon resigns to avoid being impeached and admits his role in the Watergate case.
  • Gets License

    On September 11th, 1982, Judy gets her license. She waited so long because her father didn't believe in woman having licenses.
  • Becomes Grandma

    On October 2nd, 1986, Judy becomes a grandma after her eldest child gives birth.
  • Husband's Death

    Judy's Husband dies unexpectedly on April 22nd, 1988, never to remarry.