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Hillary Diane Rodham is born to Hugh, a small business owner, and Dorothy Howell in Chicago, IL.

She moves to Park Ridge, IL with her family; her brother Hugh is born.

Hillary canvasses on Chicago's South Side for US Vice President Richard Nixon's (R) pres. campaign.

She volunteers to babysit for migrant workers after being inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.

Hillary distributes leaflets for Republican Barry Goldwater's US presidential campaign.

She graduates as a National Merit Finalist and in the top 5% from Maine South High School.

She enrolls at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where she focuses on political science.

Hillary is elected president of Wellesley College's Young Republicans as a freshman.

Hillary's political allegiance shifts in support of Eugene McCarthy's (D) pres. nomination campaign.

She is elected president of the Wellesley College Government Association.

After MLK Jr.'s assassination, Hillary organizes a 2-day Civil Rights student strike at Wellesley.

She denounces Republican Party after attending the RNC in Miami and observing racist behavior.

Rodham receives a B.A. with departmental honors in Political Science from Wellesley College.

She is featured in a Life Magazine article about activist ideals of students graduating in 1969.

Rodham enters Yale Law School and joins editorial board for Yale Review of Law and Social Action.

She is awarded a grant leading her to work on Walter Mondale's Subcommittee on Migratory Labor.

Rodham gets her 1st paid political job working on US Senate-hopeful Joseph Duffey's campaign.

Rodham graduates with honors from Yale Law School with a Juris Doctor degree.

She rejects boyfriend Bill Clinton's first marriage proposal. She moves to MA; he returns to AR.

Rodham passes the bar in AR, but fails in D.C. This leads her back to Bill in Fayetteville, AR.

She returns to Washington DC as Judiciary Committee advisory staffer during Watergate scandal.

Rodham begins teaching at University of Arkansas Law School, where Bill also teaches.

Hillary Rodham & William Clinton marry in their house in Fayetteville, AR; she retains maiden name.

The Clintons move to Little Rock, AR after Bill wins the Arkansas Attorney General election.

Hillary Rodham is appointed to the board of the Legal Services Corporation by President Carter.

Rodham begins controversial trading of cattle futures contracts, eventually netting $100K.

Rodham becomes the First Lady of Arkansas as her husband Bill is sworn in as Governor.

Rodham is named a full partner at the Rose Law Firm.

The Clintons and close friends incorporate the later controversial Whitewater Development Corp.

She gives birth to daughter Chelsea Victoria in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Frank White (R) beats Bill in the Arkansas gubernatorial election.

Hillary begins using the Rodham-Clinton name during Bill's successful '82 AR gubernatorial campaign.

She is named chair of AR's Ed. Standards Committee; establishes teacher testing & state standards.

The Arkansas Democrat, the state's leading newspaper, names her Arkansas Woman of the Year.

Rodham-Clinton is elected the first woman board member of Walmart, which is based in Arkansas.

Rodham-Clinton joins the board of Arkansas Children's Hospital Legal Services.

She delivers a commencement speech to the graduating class at her alma mater, Wellesley College.

Husband Bill defeats George H.W. Bush, incumbent Republican, in the US presidential elections.

She becomes the First Lady of the US when Bill is sworn in as President.

Bill names her to the Task Force on Health Care Reform, but efforts fall short.

Clinton co-creates the Office on Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice.

She is the 1st First Lady ever subpoenaed, but Whitewater case is dropped for insufficient evidence.

Clinton publishes her first book, It Takes a Village, about raising children in the modern era.

Bill Clinton is re-elected with 49% of the vote, beating Bob Dole (R) and Ross Perot (I).

She hosts White House conferences on childcare, early childhood development, and learning.

Clinton initiates the Children's Health Insurance Program, giving healthcare to uninsured kids.

Hillary stands by Bill after his affair with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, is exposed.

Clinton decides to run for U.S. Senate in NY; she and Bill buy a house north of New York City.

Independent Counsel reports she made false statements and orchestrated '93 Travelgate firings.

Clinton wins US Senate election in New York (55% to 43%) despite criticism of carpetbagging.

Clintons return over $100K in White House gifts from their personal residence after public scrutiny.

She voices support for US war in Afghanistan to combat terrorism and improve women's rights.

Senator Clinton votes in favor of the Iraq War Resolution, authorizing US military force in Iraq.

Senator Clinton votes against President G. W. Bush's Jobs & Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act.

She publishes Living History, her autobiography.

Hillary votes in favor of the controversial USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act.

Clinton wins her 2nd US Senate term in New York by a 67%-31% margin.

She opposes the Iraq War troop surge, but reportedly admits to its success in subsequent years.

Clinton ends presidential campaign & pledges support for Obama after he becomes presumptive nominee.

Clinton is 1 of 74 US senators who vote in favor of the controversial $700 billion bank bailout.

Clinton resigns from US Senate and is sworn in as Secretary of State under President Obama.

She oversees Afghanistan surge and withdrawal negotiations during her 1st months as Sec. of State.

Clinton is instrumental in passing historic Turkish-Armenian agreement while visiting Switzerland.

She visits Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an effort to reset US-Russia relations.

Hillary visits Korea, Vietnam, Pakistan & Afghanistan in support of Obama's Pivot to Asia policy.

The Clintons attend the wedding of their daughter, Chelsea, to Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, NY.

She leads diplomatic efforts supporting US military help for revolt against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.

Despite risks to US-Pakistan relations, she backs US raid in Pakistan targeting Osama bin Laden.

Clinton makes first visit to Burma by US Secretary of State since 1955, seeking democratic reform.

She is hospitalized at NY-Presbyterian to treat a blood clot near her brain, making a full recovery.

Clinton takes blame for US consulate security lapses in Benghazi, Libya, where an attack killed 4.

President Obama nominates John Kerry as Clinton's successor as Secretary of State.

She joins Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, supporting women's education around the world.

Clinton publishes her second memoir, Hard Choices, focusing on her time as Secretary of State.

As a speaker, Hillary is paid $225K+ per speech. She makes $2.9M from 12 speeches between 2013-15.

Clinton is embroiled in an investigation regarding e-mails during her time as Secretary of State.

Hillary announces candidacy for the 2016 presidential election; her HQ is based in Brooklyn, NY.

Clinton earns the pledged delegates to become the presumptive Dem. nominee, beating Bernie Sanders.

Clinton names Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her pick for VP for her presidential campaign.

1940s

Hillary Diane Rodham is born to Hugh, a small business owner, and Dorothy Howell in Chicago, IL.

1950s

She moves to Park Ridge, IL with her family; her brother Hugh is born.

1960s