<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1965</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Abby Lee Miller is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On September 21, 1965, Abby Lee Miller was born in Miami, Florida.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1980</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Starts Abby Lee Dance Company</div><div class='timeline-text'>At the age of 14, Abby starts her own dance company in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2009</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Opens Dance Moms Show</div><div class='timeline-text'>Abby's reality TV show "Dance Moms" debuts on Lifetime, focusing on the rigorous dance training of young students.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2015</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Charged with Bankruptcy Fraud</div><div class='timeline-text'>Abby Lee Miller is charged with bankruptcy fraud for hiding income from her performances on "Dance Moms".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2017</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Sentenced to Prison</div><div class='timeline-text'>Abby is sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2018</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Diagnosed with Cancer</div><div class='timeline-text'>After her release from prison, Abby is diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2019</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Returns to Television</div><div class='timeline-text'>Abby Lee Miller returns to "Dance Moms" for season 8 after battling cancer.</div></div></div>