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Jane Goodall was born April 3rd, 1934 in London, England
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Jubilee, a baby chimpanzee, is born at the London Zoo
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The first Superman comic book is published
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Sister, Judy, is born on Jane fourth birthday
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World War II begins in Europe
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The Goodall family moves to Bournemouth, a seaside town in England
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The Nazis take control of France
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World War II ends with victory for the Allies
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The movie Tarzan and the Amazons is released
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Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play major league baseball
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Jane graduates from high school
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Heads to Africa for the first time on March 13
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Elvis Presley has his first number one hit record with "Heartbreak Hotel"
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Moves to the Gombe Stream Game Reserve
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Marries Hugo van Lawick
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Two states in Africa, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, form the United Republic of Tanzania
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A chimp named Washoe learns American Sign language
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Jane and Hugo have a son named Grub
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In the Shadow of Man, a book about her time in Africa, is published
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Divorces Hugo
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Marries Derek Bryceson, a member of the Tanzania government
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Derek Bryceson dies of cancer
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Jane learns of wild chimps' threatened extinction
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Roots & Shoots begins with sixteen African teenagers
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South Africa ands apartheid, an extreme form of separation of black and whites
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Jane begins the program TACARE (Take Care)
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Nelson Mandela becomes the first black president of South Africa
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Stevie Nicks's album Street Angel includes "Jane" a song about Jane and her work
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Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey is published
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An episode of The Simpsons features a character loosely based on Jane
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Hugo, Jane's first husband, dies of cancer
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Barack Obama is elected president of the United States