 President Jimmy Carter Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1924 |
(October 1) Born in Plains, Ga |
| 1941-1942 |
Attended Georgia Southwestern College |
| 1942-1943 |
Attended Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1943-1946 |
Attended United States Naval Academy |
| 1946 |
(July 7) Married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith |
| 1947 |
Graduated United States Naval Academy |
| 1947 |
Son John William (Jack) was born |
| 1950 |
Son James Earl III (Chip) was born |
| 1952 |
Son Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff) was born |
| 1952-1953 |
Attended Union College |
| 1967 |
Daughter Amy Lynn was born |
| 1977 |
Carter is inaugurated as the 39th President of the U.S. |
| 1977 |
Carter pardons Vietnam War draft evaders |
| 1978 |
Carter invokes the Taft Hartley Act to end a strike of coal miners. |
| 1978 |
The Carter administration grants full diplomatic status to the People's Republic of China. |
| 1979 |
Carter approves development of the MX missile. |
| 1979 |
Iranian students take 66 Americans hostage at the American embassy in Tehran. |
| 1980 |
U.S. Olympic Committee votes to boycott the Moscow summer Olympics in support of Carter protesting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. |
| 1980 |
Carter loses election to Ronald Reagan |
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