Verla Benish's life

Born July 23 1940

Jul 23, 1940

I made the timespan wrong the first time.

Verla's Life

Period: Jul 23, 1940 to Mar 6, 2012

Got Tonsillitis, almost died

Mar 6, 1948

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

America's occupation of Japan ends

Mar 6, 1951

Joseph Stalin dies

Mar 6, 1953

Rock'n'Roll becomes popular

Mar 6, 1954

First Job

Mar 6, 1956

Recieved her first job at JC Penny and corperation. She ran he elevator for 50 cents a hour

Married to Donald Benish

Mar 5, 1958

I believe from what she told me, they were married the the little brown church.

Built and had their first home

Mar 6, 1958

Had children

Mar 5, 1959

One in 1959 and one in 1960

North Vietnam Starts War Against South Vietnam

Mar 6, 1960

Bad snow storm in Iowa

Mar 6, 1961

My Grandma had to walk half way to and back from Fairfax to Cedar Rapids because of this bad snow storm. This happened for several weeks.

Bought and raised 500 ducks

Mar 6, 1962

Kennedy Asassinated

Nov 22, 1963

Bought herford cattle to raise

Mar 6, 1964

Bought hogs to raise

Mar 6, 1965

Neil Armstrong walks on the moon

Jul 21, 1969

Neil Armstrong was the first human being to walk on the moon.

Bloody Sunday in Ireland

Mar 6, 1972

Vietnam War Ends

Apr 30, 1975

John Lennon is shot

Mar 6, 1980

Israel Invades lebenon

Mar 6, 1982

Chernobyl Happens

Apr 26, 1986

Berlin Wall demolished

Mar 6, 1989

Hubble Telescop launched

Mar 6, 1990

Persian Gulf War starts

Feb 28, 1991

U.S.S.R. breaks up into other countries

Dec 25, 1991

Nelson Mandela becomes first black president of south africa

Mar 6, 1994

9/11 Happens

Sep 11, 2001

War in Afghanistan starts

Oct 7, 2001

Husband Dies

Mar 5, 2003

Was hit by a car while transporting grain on a tractor.

War Starts In Iraq

Mar 20, 2003