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Hamilton is born in Charleston, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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This is Hamilton's physical lifetime, but his legacy lasts far longer.
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He writes, "I wish there was a war".
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He begins his studies at Kings College and writes his first political pamphlet. He signs himself as "A Friend to America".
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He joins the revolutionary cause.
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Washington promotes him to lieutenant colonel and makes him an aide-de-camp.
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He writes to John Jay, the Continental Congress president, and proposes that the enslaved be recruited and finds slavery and waste of human potential.
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He marries Elizabeth Schuyler.
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Hamilton leaves military service.
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The Bank of New York is Opened, which Hamilton helped found.
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The Convention's delegates, including Hamilton, approve and sign the Constitution.
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Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay begin writing The Federalist Papers. These 85 essays support ratifying the Constitution. Hamilton wrote 51 of them.
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Washington becomes the first president and nominates Hamilton to be the first Secretary of the Treasury. He devises a plan to save the near-bankrupt American republic,
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Hamilton calls for the first National Bank and says the federal government should collect all state debts, which was not a popular opinion.
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Hamilton assists in suppressing the rebellion.
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Hamilton resigns from his job as Secretary of Treasury and returns to New York.
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Hamilton publishes the Reynolds Pamphlet which describes an affair he had with Maria Reynolds when Callender accused Hamilton of financial and marital improprieties. This will redefine his legacy.
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Tensions rise between Hamilton and Burr until arrangements are made for a duel. Hamilton is mortally wounded by Burr and dies the next day
