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Mia Grossi's Timeline Project

By Mia G.
  • Mia Grossi is born

    Mia Grossi is born
    Mia Grossi is born on September 22nd, 1999 at 2:09 in the afternoon, 18 minutes after her twin sister Claudia.
  • Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

    Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
    On September 11th, 19 members of the terrorist grou Al -Qeada hijacked 4 airplanes and performed suicide attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
  • The U.S. goes to war with Iraq

    In 2003, President George W. Bush declares in an adress "At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger."
  • Massachussets Legalizes Same-Sex Marraige

    Massachussets Legalizes Same-Sex Marraige
    Massachussets becomes the first state to legalize gay marraige.
  • Luke Grossi is born

    Luke Grossi is born
    Mia's cousin, Luke Grossi is born
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    Hurricane Katrina devastates the city of New Orleans, causing criticism of the goverment's inadequate prevention and response to the damage done by the storm
  • Tim Grossi is born

    Tim Grossi is born
    Mia's cousin, Tim Grossi, is born, the first time she can remember a family memer being born.
  • Mia's Grandfather dies

    Mia's Grandfather dies
    Mia 's Grandfather, Eugene Grossi, passes away when Mia is 7. It is the first time that Mia loses a close relative.
  • Barack Obama is Elected

    Barack Obama is Elected
    Barack Obama is elected as the 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African-American to be elected as president of the U.S.
  • H1N1 (Swine Flu) Outbreak in the U.S.

    H1N1 (Swine Flu) Outbreak in the U.S.
    The U.S. experienced an outbreak of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus. The CDC and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) stressed the imporance of vaccinating against the disease
  • Obama Signs the Affordable Healthcare Act

    Obama Signs the Affordable Healthcare Act
    President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Healthcare Act in an attempt to provide affordable, quality healthcare to all Americans.
  • Gulf Oil Spill

    Gulf Oil Spill
    In 2010 the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig caused the worst oil spill in American history in the gulf of Mexico. Government agencis immediatley attempted to control the spread of oil after the explosion.
  • Osama bin Laden pronounced dead

    Osama bin Laden pronounced dead
    President Barack Obama pronoucned Osama bin Laden, the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda dead after a small team of Americans infultrated a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  • Mia enters Juinor High

    Mia enters Juinor High
    Mia enters Abington Junior High.
  • Mia Joins Special Equestrians

    Mia Joins Special Equestrians
    Mia begins volunteering at Special Equestrians, a theraputic riding facility in Warrington, PA.
  • Mia comes out to her family

    Mia comes out to her family
    Mia comes out to her family as Bisexual
  • Mia goes on her first trip abroad

    Mia goes on her first trip abroad
    Mia travels to Nice, France by herself as a part of the Sprachaffe Language Plus program for four weeks.
  • Same-Sex Marraige Becomes Legal in All 50 STates

    Same-Sex Marraige Becomes Legal in All 50 STates
    The Supreme court rules to legalize same-sex marraige in all states. Love wins!
  • Mia adopts Mercury

    Mia adopts Mercury
    Mia adopts Mercury, a pitbull/boxer mix from the Montgomery county SPCA.
  • Mia's Grandmother is diagnosed with ALS

    Mia's Grandmother is diagnosed with ALS
    Mia's Grandmother, Elaine Grossi is diagnsed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)