diff --git a/assignmentFive/date b/assignmentFive/date
index 6483c59..4fd2f9c 100755
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diff --git a/assignmentFive/date.cpp b/assignmentFive/date.cpp
index a896607..cc36fe6 100644
--- a/assignmentFive/date.cpp
+++ b/assignmentFive/date.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,240 @@ Dependencies: ???
 using namespace std;
 
 // class definitions
+class InvalidDay : public exception
+{
+public:
+    virtual const char *what() const noexcept
+    {
+        return "InvalidDay: Day should be between 1 and 31 (integers).";
+    }
+};
+class InvalidMonth : public exception
+{
+public:
+    virtual const char *what() const noexcept
+    {
+        return "InvalidMonth: Month should be between 1 and 12 (integers).";
+    }
+};
+
 class Date
 {
 private:
-    /* data */
+    int month;
+    int day;
+    int year;
 public:
-    Date(/* args */);
-    ~Date();
+    Date()
+    {
+        month = 1;
+        day = 1;
+        year = 1970;
+    }
+    Date(int inMonth, int inDay, int inYear)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if(inMonth > 1 || inMonth < 12)
+            {
+                month = inMonth;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw InvalidMonth();
+            }
+        }
+        catch(const InvalidMonth& e)
+        {
+            std::cerr << e.what() << '\n';
+        }
+        // next try statement
+        try
+        {
+            if(inDay > 1 || inDay < 31)
+            {
+                day = inDay;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw InvalidDay();
+            }
+        }
+        catch(const InvalidDay& e)
+        {
+            std::cerr << e.what() << '\n';
+        }
+        year = inYear;
+    }
+    ~Date()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+    // accessor functions
+    int getDay()
+    {
+        return day;
+    }
+    int getMonth()
+    {
+        return month;
+    }
+    int getYear()
+    {
+        return year;
+    }
+    // mutator functions
+    void setDay(int inputDay)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (inputDay > 1 || inputDay < 31)
+            {
+                day = inputDay;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw InvalidDay();
+            }
+        }
+        catch (const InvalidDay &e)
+        {
+            std::cerr << e.what() << '\n';
+        }
+    }
+    void setMonth(int inputMonth)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (inputMonth > 1 || inputMonth < 12)
+            {
+                month = inputMonth;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw InvalidMonth();
+            }
+        }
+        catch (const InvalidMonth &e)
+        {
+            std::cerr << e.what() << '\n';
+        }
+    }
+    void setYear(int inputYear)
+    {
+        year = inputYear;
+    }
+    // date printing functions
+    void printNumericalMonthDayYear()
+    {
+        cout << month << "/" << day << "/" << year << endl;
+    }
+    void printStringMonthNumericalDayYear()
+    {
+        switch (month)
+        {
+        case 1:
+            cout << "January";
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            cout << "February";
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            cout << "March";
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            cout << "April";
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            cout << "May";
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            cout << "June";
+            break;
+        case 7:
+            cout << "July";
+            break;
+        case 8:
+            cout << "August";
+            break;
+        case 9:
+            cout << "September";
+            break;
+        case 10:
+            cout << "October";
+            break;
+        case 11:
+            cout << "November";
+            break;
+        case 12:
+            cout << "December";
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        cout << " " << day << ", " << year << endl;
+    }
+    void printNumericalDayStringMonthYear()
+    {
+        cout << day << " ";
+        switch (month)
+        {
+        case 1:
+            cout << "January";
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            cout << "February";
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            cout << "March";
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            cout << "April";
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            cout << "May";
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            cout << "June";
+            break;
+        case 7:
+            cout << "July";
+            break;
+        case 8:
+            cout << "August";
+            break;
+        case 9:
+            cout << "September";
+            break;
+        case 10:
+            cout << "October";
+            break;
+        case 11:
+            cout << "November";
+            break;
+        case 12:
+            cout << "December";
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        cout << " " << year << endl;
+    }
+    // shorthand print functions
+    void printNMDY()
+    {
+        printNumericalMonthDayYear();
+    }
+    void printSMNDY()
+    {
+        printStringMonthNumericalDayYear();
+    }
+    void printNDSMY()
+    {
+        printNumericalDayStringMonthYear();
+    }
 };
 
 // function prototypes
@@ -35,6 +262,48 @@ public:
 // main program
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    int tempDay, tempMonth, tempYear;
+    Date linuxEpoch = Date();
+    Date steveBirthday = Date(2, 24, 1955);
+    Date christmasThisYear = Date(12, 25, 2024);
+    Date emptyDate = Date(); // values will be set be accessor/mutators
+    // ask the user for the values for emptyDate.
+    cout << "Start date entry:" << endl;
+    cout << "\tPlease enter in a month: ";
+    cin >> tempDay;
+    
+    cout << "\tPlease enter in a day: ";
+    cin >> tempMonth;
+    
+    cout << "\tPlease enter in a year: ";
+    cin >> tempYear;
+    // finish the user entry.
+    cout << endl;
+    
+    // attempt to enter in the date into empty date.
+    emptyDate.setDay(tempDay);
+    emptyDate.setMonth(tempMonth);
+    emptyDate.setYear(tempYear);
+
+    // print out each date in different formats.
+    cout << "Date of Linux Epoch: ";
+    linuxEpoch.printNumericalDayStringMonthYear();
+    cout << endl;
+    
+    cout << "Date of Steve Job's Birthday: ";
+    steveBirthday.printNumericalMonthDayYear();
+    cout << endl;
+
+    cout << "Date of Christmas this year: ";
+    christmasThisYear.printStringMonthNumericalDayYear();
+    cout << endl;
+
+    cout << "User inputted date in all formats: " << endl;
+    emptyDate.printNumericalDayStringMonthYear();
+    emptyDate.printNumericalMonthDayYear();
+    emptyDate.printStringMonthNumericalDayYear();
+    cout << endl;
+    
     // return 0
     return 0;
 }
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