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Things as Such

Your eyes have seen so very much...
Inventions such as electric iron, television, refrigerator
The Great Depression, Prohibition, Pearl Harbor, Rosie the Riveter
Peace Corps started, The Manhattan Project, Space Race
Jackie Robinson in Major League Baseball, breaking color lines of race.
First Super Bowl, Woodstock, motion pictures with sound
Establishment of FBI and CIA, John Glen, the Earth he went around
Polaroid cameras, Alaska and Hawaii become states
Polio vaccine developed, Disneyland, McDonald's, Watergate
Hindenburg disaster, Golden Gate Bridge built, Wall Street Crash of 1929
Marriage, Birth of children, gran kids, and great gran-kids..grand total of 29.
First successful kidney transplant, first trans-Atlantic flight
Operation Downfall, Martin Luther King Jr. speech, Civil Rights Fight
Bugs Bunny, Tom&Jerry, The Peanut gang
White Knight Riots, Roe vs Wade, Mt Saint Helen went off with a bang.
MTV, Black Monday, Hurricane Andrew, Sesame Street premiere
Waco Siege, Oklahoma City bombing, 9-11--it's been over 10 years.
Founding of Microsoft and Apple, Jonestown Massacre
Elvis Presley passed away, The King of Pop is dead, Challenger Disaster
Luby's Massacre, Oil Crisis, Sears Towering opening, Chicago Heat  Wave
OJ Simpson trial, Hurricane Katrina, Columbia Disaster-all debris was saved.
Detroit Race Riots, Boston Marathon Bombing, 5 Wars
16 Presidents, Equal Rights Amendment, Mission to Mars
Through it all you've been a foundation and guide for your family
Happy 92nd Birthday Grandma..with Love Always.. me.
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