Randall Hall Tim O'Brien Timeline Project By randallhall Oct 1, 1946 Tim O'Brien was born in Wheeling,West Virgnia Jan 1, 1961 Freedom Riders Chalenge Jan 1, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Jul 2, 1962 First Walmart supercenter opens Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King "I have a Dream" speech Nov 22, 1963 President JFK assasinated Jan 1, 1964 Tim starts his first year at Macalester Jan 1, 1964 Tim graduated from Worthington HS Jan 1, 1965 Tim becomes a sophmore at Macalester Jan 15, 1965 First Superbowl Jan 1, 1966 Tim becomes a Junoir at Macalester Jan 1, 1968 Tim earns BA in political Science from Macalester Apr 8, 1968 MLK assasinated Jan 1, 1969 Tim gets drafted in the Vietnam War Jan 1, 1970 Tim finishes serving in the Vietnam War Jan 1, 1973 Tim publishes his first work of literature if i die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home Mar 1, 1973 TIm Graduates from Harvard Jan 1, 1975 Tim publishes his second novel 'Northern Lights' Jan 1, 1978 Tim publishes Going after Cacciato Sep 12, 1985 Tim publishes The Nuclear Age Jan 1, 1990 Tim publishes one his most notable novels The Things They Carried Jan 1, 1995 Tim publishes In the Lake of the Woods