Dad - Timeline

Neil Armstrong landed on the moon

My dad was only five years old

Nixon was elected

My dad was happy until he realized his parents had voted for Mcgovern

My dad was really sad, because John Lennon was his musical hero. My dad later grew up to be a professional bassist

John Lennon died

Space Shuttle Challenger blows up

My dad was working for NASA at the time on and off, which was traumatic for both the agency and the country

OJ Simpson chase on the freeway in LA

It was insane, because it was a 30 mile chase on the freeway, and my dad was struck my dad was the racial divide on whether or not OJ did it

9/11

My dad saw the second tower get hit live. It was the first time he recognized terrorism as a possible threat

war on Iraq begins

My dad felt that the government was not telling the truth about what was happening within the war

Obama was elected in 2009

Stock market crash

My dad lost all of his savings during this time, causing him to worry about his future

My dad was pleasantly surprised, as he wasn't sure if a black man could have been elected president in the US at this time

Merle Haggard was my dad's ultimate hero. He grieved for a while after he died

Merle Haggard dies