 President William Taft Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1857 |
(Sept. 15) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1878 |
Graduated Yale College |
| 1880 |
Graduated Cincinnati Law School |
| 1886 |
(June 19) Married Helen Herron. |
| 1889 |
Son Robert Alphonso Taft was born. |
| 1891 |
Daughter Helen Herron Taft was born. |
| 1892 |
Appointed judge of U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. |
| 1897 |
Son Charles Phelps Taft was born. |
| 1901 |
Appointed governor of the Philippines. |
| 1904 |
Appointed Secretary of War. |
| 1908 |
Elected President of the United States. |
| 1909 |
First Junior High School was established in Columbus, Ohio. |
| 1909 |
Admiral Robert E. Peary discovered the North Pole. |
| 1910 |
The Union of South Africa was founded. |
| 1910 |
The Mexican Revolution began. |
| 1910 |
Post Office Department established the Postal Savings System. |
| 1910 |
Taft threw out the "First Ball" at the major league season game. |
| 1911 |
Explorer Roald Amundsen discovered the South Pole. |
| 1912 |
The Republic of China was established, with Sun Yat-sen as provisional president. |
| 1912 |
Bull Moose Campaign started. |
| 1912 |
Defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson. |
| 1912 |
New Mexico became a state. |
| 1912 |
Arizona became a state. |
| 1913 |
The 16th Amendment came to be, which gave Congress the legal power to levy income taxes. |
| 1913 |
U.S. population was 97,200,000. |
| 1921 |
Appointed Chief Justice of the United States. |
| 1930 |
(March 30) Died in Washington, D.C. |
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