Timeline by Lawrence, Abby Barnett

2009

ablawrence1 — 2025-02-27 19:33:08 UTC

I was born on May 7th 2009

2014

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:48:56 UTC

I got my first dog.

2015

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:49:39 UTC

My 6th birthday and kindergarten year.

2018

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:50:31 UTC

My first soccer practice

2020

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:51:00 UTC

Covid started.

2022

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:53:45 UTC

I got a new dog for my 14 birthday.

2023

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:54:28 UTC

My first football game in the unit.

2024

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:55:13 UTC

My Acl got chopped.

2024

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:55:47 UTC

Christmas with gang.

2025

ablawrence1 — 2025-03-16 19:56:21 UTC

My first soccer game back.

1954

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:06:15 UTC

Brown v. Board of education: racial segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional.

1963

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:13:52 UTC

March on Washington: A civil rights rally when MLK delivered his “I have a dream speech”. This advocated racial equality.

1969

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:15:17 UTC

Apollo moon landing: The U.S successfully landed the first people on the moon.

1974

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:17:02 UTC

Watergate scandal: it was a major political scandal that lead to Richard Nixon resigning as president. This highlighted the abuse of power.

1989

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:18:40 UTC

Fall of the Berlin Wall: although this did not happen in America it symbolized the end of the Cold War and the falling of communism. This impacted U.S foreign policy.

1991

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:21:09 UTC

Gulf War: A conflict between Iraq and Kuwait happened and Iraq invaded Kuwait. The U.S led a coalition that liberated Kuwait. This displays the power of the U.S military.

2001

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:22:50 UTC

September 11 attacks: terrorist attack the World Trade Center and the pentagon. Many people died. The U.S reshaped their security policy’s and foreign relations.

2008

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:24:13 UTC

Election of Barack Obama: He is the first African American president of the U.S.

2015

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:25:47 UTC

Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage: the landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

2020

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:27:27 UTC

COVID-19 Pandemic: a global health crisis that had major impacts on American society, economy, and public health measures.

1975

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:30:13 UTC

On November 2nd Anthony got injured working in the coal mine. He hated the job and stopped doing it.

1986

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:32:03 UTC

On May 13th Anthony was given a lie detector test by Sheldon Perhacs to see if he was telling the truth.

1986

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:33:52 UTC

On September 17 Andrew Payne testifies for Hinton. Two hours later Hinton is declared guilty.

1986

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:35:02 UTC

On December 15 Hinton was sentenced to death row.

1986

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:37:50 UTC

On December 17 Hinton moves into his cell where he will spend his next 29 years.

1987

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:40:33 UTC

On July 31 perhacs motion for a new trial was denied after months of dreadfully waiting

1990

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:47:11 UTC

On August 6 he gets a letter from his new attorney. This gives him hope

1990

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:48:00 UTC

His book club that he started got approved. This gave him something to look forward to.

1992

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:49:52 UTC

On March 20, Anthony’s friend Larry Heath was killed on the electric chair. He was one of the members in his book club.

1998

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:50:58 UTC

It was Hinton’s first time meeting Bryan Stevenson. It was long awaited.

2002

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:52:32 UTC

On September 22 Hinton’s mom passed away.

2015

ablawrence1 — 2025-04-07 00:54:28 UTC

On April 3 he was released from prison and all of his charges were dropped.