20070918 The Virginian-Pilot: Timeline of significant events for Blackwater

The Virginian-Pilot: Timeline of significant events for Blackwater

The Virginian-Pilot September 18, 2007

Timeline of significant events for Blackwater

A BLACKWATER TIMELINE

Significant events in the history of Moyock, N.C.-based Blackwater USA:

Dec. 26, 1996 - Blackwater Lodge and Training Center Inc. is incorporated in Delaware.

Jan. 30, 1997 - The company buys its first properties in Currituck and Camden counties, N.C.

Mar. 31, 2004 - Four Blackwater contractors are killed and publicly mutilated in Fallujah, Iraq, bringing international attention to the company and prompting calls for revenge.