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William Jefferson Blythe IV is born
after his father dies in a traffic accident. He later takes the last name of his stepfather, Roger Clinton. -
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Major events in Bill Clintons life
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Marries Hillary
Marries Hillary Rodham in Fayetteville, Ark. -
Elected governor of Arkansas
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Clinton declares running for president
Amid his fifth term as governor of Arkansas, Clinton declares he's running for president. -
Clinton is sworn in office
Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States. -
overturns restrictions on abortion
Signs orders overturning Reagan- and Bush-era restrictions on abortions. -
Paula Jones files a civil lawsuit
Paula Jones files a civil lawsuit, later dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge, alleging Clinton made sexual advances toward her in 1991, while he was governor of Arkansas. -
Clinton gets second term
Clinton sworn in to second term -
Jones lawsuit is dissmissed
U.S. District Court judge dismisses Jones' lawsuit. She later drops an appeal of the dismissal, agreeing to a financial settlement. -
Clinton not guilty
The Senate finds Clinton not guilty on the House's impeachment charges of perjury and obstruction of justice -
Last day as president
On his last day in office, Clinton grants pardons to dozens of people, including Marc Rich, a commodities trader living in Switzerland to avoid prosecution on numerous charges.
