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Albert Einstein is born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany.
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Einstein enrolls in the second grade of a Catholic elementary school called the Petersschule in Munich, Germany.
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The Einstein family moves to Milan, Italy, but Einstein remains in Munich to complete his education at the Gymnasium.
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Einstein drops out of the Luitpold Gymnasium and joins his family in Milan.
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After failing the entry exam for the Zurich Polytechnic, Einstein is accepted to the trade department of the cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland.
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Einstein begins studying at the Zurich Polytechnic in a teachers' training program.
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Einstein works as a teacher at a private school in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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Einstein and Mileva are married in Bern.
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Einstein completes his paper on quantum theory.
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Einstein receives his doctorate from the University of Zurich.
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After a few months of being divorced from Mileva, Einstein marries his cousin Elsa in Berlin.
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Einstein wins the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum theory.
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Einstein becomes an American citizen.
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Einstein dies in New Jersey.