Three Cups of Tea By cecilbundesen Aug 14, 1947 Pakistan Declares Independence Dec 27, 1957 Greg Mortenson Birth (Minnesota) Mar 1, 1958 Greg's parents move to Tanzania Mar 1, 1960 Greg's parents move near Mount Kilimajaro Mar 1, 1972 Greg's parents move back to Minnesota Mar 1, 1974 Christa is diagnosed with Epilepsy and brain dammage Jun 15, 1975 Greg graduates high school and joins the Army Mar 15, 1977 Greg attends and plays football in Minnesota Sep 15, 1980 Greg's father dies Mar 15, 1985 Greg moves to Indianapolis Mar 15, 1988 Gregg takes care of his sister for a year Jul 24, 1992 Gregg falls on Mount Sill (CA) the same day his sister dies Jun 15, 1993 He begins climbing K2 Sep 15, 1993 he gets lost Oct 15, 1993 he returns to the US Nov 15, 1993 He returns to Pakistan to buy materials for a school (Oct. -Dec.) Sep 13, 1995 Meets Tara Bishop in SF- Marries 6 days later Jul 15, 1996 Construction begins on Korphe's school Dec 15, 1996 school is completed Sep 15, 1999 Greg builds a war refugee school in Skardu Mar 15, 2002 Greg starts building girl's' school in Afghanistan Jun 15, 2004 Greg begins building schools for girls in Northern Afghanistan with CAI Mar 15, 2006 CAI begins building earthquke-proof schools after earthquake kills over 70,000 Jan 30, 2007 Three Cups of Tea is published (becomes a NYTimes bestseller) Mar 15, 2007 Greg starts to visit US schools to promote peace through education (2006-2008) May 15, 2008 Three Cups of Tea is chosen as required for Intelligence training by Pentagon and US Military Jun 15, 2008 CAI starts to build schools in Eastern Afghanistan