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Grandma Born
Linda G. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -
Ghandi Assassinated
On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was murdered by the Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse, who fired three shots at close range as the 78-year-old Gandhi entered a prayer meeting.Gandhi had for decades been a leader of India’s independence movement. -
First Time Out of State
This was my Grandma's first time out of state. She was so excited to leave the state. She was 7 years old. Her family, took a trip to florida to see what it was like and to go to the beach. -
First bicycle
My Grandma got her first bick for her 6th Birthday ,were friends and family gathered together at the park and played many sports, were my grandma rode her first bike, with the help of her father -
Roger Bannister Breaks the Four-Minute Mile
On this day in 1954, at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England, medical student Roger Bannister becomes the first person in recorded history to run the mile in under four minutes.His parents couldn’t afford to send him to school, so he ran his way in. Bannister won a track scholarship to Oxford, where he studied medicine and was a running sensation. -
Most Pwerful Earthquake Ever to Hit Chlie
In 1960, one of the most powerful earthquake hits Valdivia, Chile. Rocking at magnitude of about 8.5 for about 4 hours. Leaving 2 million people homeless and killing 5,000 people. This was one of the greatest earthquake's ever recorded. Being so close to the ocean, wave were rolling in at a towering 26 feet tall. Minutes later, a slower 35 foot wave came rolling in. Aftershocks were recorded for a full month after the main tremor. Making one of the greatest earthquakes ever recored -
First Kiss
My Grandma Linda's first kiss was at Lake Michigan, where she and her boyfrined had lunch. -
Sweet 16 Party, Not Really So Sweet
My grandma's family was not very rich. Instead of the big party that teenagers throw now-a-days, My grandma was just sitting in her living room with a couple of friends. -
First Automobiles
As her family did not have much money to afford a car for her. My grandma went out and earned money, just enough to earn a dicent car for her self. -
First SuperBowl Ever
The first superbowl was played on January 15, 1967, between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chief's. The final score ending at Packers 35 to Kansas City's 10. It was a spectacular game played at the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium. -
Munich Massacre During Olympic Games
The Munich Massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games. Eight Palestinian terrorists killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and then took nine others hostage. The situation was ended by a huge gunfight that left five of the terrorists and all of the nine hostages dead. Following the massacre, the Israeli government organized a retaliation against Black September, called Operation Wrath of God. -
Microsoft Founded
The history of Microsoft started on April 4, 1975 when it was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque. Microsoft is a 60 billion dollar business with about 90,000 employees in 105 different countries. -
Nuclear Accident on Three Mile Island
On March 38, 1979 the worst accident in U.S, commercial nuclear power plant history. The Three Mile Island accident was a partial neclear meltdown, which occured in one of the two Three Mile Island nuclear reactors. -
Grandma's Mother Past's Away
Living a solid life supporting her 4 kids. Two sons and Two daughters. She dies at the age of 62. Leaving James the father of the family to support 4 kids by himself. -
Soviets Shoot Down Korean Airliner
On September 1, 1983, the airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Japan. The interceptor's pilot was Major Gennadi Osipovich. All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed, including Lawrence McDonald, a sitting member of the United States Congress. -
Tellest Building inThe World
The Petronas Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but they remain the tallest twin buildings in the world.