 President William Clinton Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1946 |
(Aug 19) William Jefferson Clinton was born in Hope, Arkansas |
| 1968 |
Graduated Georgetown University |
| 1968-1970 |
Attended Oxford University |
| 1973 |
Graduated Yale Law School |
| 1975 |
(Oct 11) Married Hillary Rodham |
| 1980 |
Daughter Chelsea Victoria Clinton was born. |
| 1993 |
Inaugurated as the 42nd President of the U.S. |
| 1993 |
Bomb explodes at World Trade Center in NYC killing 6 people and injuring more than 1000. |
| 1993 |
Janet Reno was confirmed as the first woman attorney general |
| 1993 |
Waco Texas standoff ended after 51 days under the orders of Janet Reno. Over 75 people were killed. |
| 1993 |
Clinton unveils a plan for universal health care |
| 1993 |
Clinton signs the Brady Act which requires a handgun purchaser to wait 5 days while a background check is performed. |
| 1995 |
Clinton authorizes the U.S. Treasury to make an emergency loan of up to $20 billion to Mexico. |
| 1995 |
(April 19) Oklahoma City bombing kills over 165 people. |
| 1996 |
Clinton orders a cruise missle strike against Iraq after Saddam Hussein leads a seige against Irbil. |
| 1996 |
Clinton defeats Senator Bob Dole in the presidential election. |
| 1998 |
News breaks that Clinton may have had a relationship with Monica Lewinsky - which he denies. |
| 1998 |
Terrorists bomb American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killing 224. U.S. intelligence believes Osama bin Laden is behind the attacks. |
| 1998 |
Clinton orders a 3 day bombing attach against Iraq after Saddam Hussein refuses to cooperate with U.N. weapon inspectors. |
| 1998 |
The House of Representatives votes to impeach President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. |
| 1999 |
The Senate acquits Clinton on both articles of impeachment, rejecting one article and splitting evenly on the second. |
| 1999 |
The U.S. and China agree to a trade treaty reducing tariffs and other trade barriers. |
| 2001 |
Texas governor George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd President of the U.S. |
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