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My grandfather on my dad's side (Ben Glass) is born in Marietta, TexasMy Grandmother on my dad's side (Elizabeth Merchant Glass) is born in Austin, Texas.Grandfather goes to school at the University of Texas in Austin, TexasGrandmother goes to school at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.Grandparents meet at a meeting for a Christian Club and begin dating at the University of Texas.Grandmother graduates TU and marries my grandfather.My father is born in Odessa, Texas.My parents meet in Dallas, TexasI am bornMy parents get marriedThe Dust Bowl ravages farms on the great plains.FDR is elected for his second of four terms.Brown vs Board of Education decides segregation is illegal.The Cold War begins.The Korean War ends.The USSR launches the satellite Sputnik into space.JFK is elected.Ronald Reagan is re-elected.President Bill Clinton is impeachedNATO bombs SerbiaAmelia Earhart completes a solo flight across the Atlantic.Jessie Owens wins gold at the Olympics in Germany.Sports Illustrated begins print.The first credit card is created.Queen Elizabeth II is crowned.The movie "Bridge over River Kwia" hits the box office.Hugh Hener opens his first Playboy club in Chicago.The first Apple personal computer is released.OJ Simpson is found not guilty.The movie "Titanic" hits the box office.
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