American Icon - Ellen DeGeneres By ZoeKahl19 Jan 26, 1958 Ellen DeGeneres was born Mar 2, 1986 Ellen goes on The Tonight Show staring Johnny Carson Apr 3, 1991 Ellen Wins Best Female Comedian Sep 2, 1995 Ellen publishes her first book Apr 30, 1997 Ellen DeGeneres Comes Out May 7, 1997 Ellen Wins Her First Emmy Nov 4, 2001 Ellen Hosts the Emmy's May 19, 2002 Ellen Quote May 23, 2005 Ellen Signs a Deal with American Express Feb 25, 2007 Ellen Hosts the 79th Annual Academy Awards Jun 9, 2008 Signs a Deal with Covergirl Aug 15, 2008 Gets Married to Portia de Rossi Oct 11, 2009 Ellen Quote Feb 9, 2010 Ellen Becomes a Judge on American Idol Nov 22, 2016 Ellen is Given the Medal of Freedom
