-
William Jefferson Blythe III was born in Hope, Arkansas.
-
Clinton makes his first trip to Washington D.C. as a participant in Boys Nation, and he meets John F. Kennedy.
-
Clinton graduates high school and decides to attend Georgetown University because of its proximity to Washington D.C.
-
Clinton gets a Rhodes scholarship in college. He then travels to Oxford University. Upon return, he enrolled in Yale Law School.
-
Once earning his bachelor's degree at Yale Law School, Clinton becomes a professor of law at the University of Arkansas.
-
Clinton runs for election in the U.S. House of Representatives, however, he loses.
-
Clinton marries Hillary Rodham
-
Clinton wins the election for attorney general in Arkansas.
-
Clinton is elected governor of Arkansas.
-
Clinton’s only child, Chelsea, is born. Clinton also runs for reelection of governor, but loses.
-
Clinton starts a new job as an attorney. He spends a lot of time building support so he can run for governor again.
-
Clinton is elected governor of Arkansas again.
-
Democrats want Clinton to run for the U.S. presidency, but he resists.
-
Clinton wins election as president of the U.S. against George Bush
-
Clinton is inaugurated as president of the U.S.
-
Clinton wins a reelection to a second term of the U.S. presidency.
-
Clinton gives authorization to bomb Iraq. Clinton is impeached on the charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
-
The Senate tries Clinton and votes on whether to convict him on the articles of impeachment. Not enough senators voted to remove him, so he stayed in office.
-
Since Clinton cannot run for president anymore, his vice president Al Gore runs against George W. Bush but loses.
-
Bill Clinton leaves office when George W. Bush is inaugurated. Clinton Establishes the William J. Clinton Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping people throughout the world.
-
He opens a presidential library in Little Rock, Arkansas, and he publishes a bestselling autobiography.
-
Clinton publishes another bestselling book called Giving: How Each of US Can Change the World.
-
Clinton helps his wife Hillary, campaign for the U.S. presidency.
-
Bill Clinton changed his last name to Clinton as a tennager in high school, because that was his stepfather's last name.
-
Some of his nicknames throughout his life were: Billy, Comeback Kid, and Bubba.
-
He plays the saxophone.
-
He pardoned 140 people from prison on his last day as president.
-
He had successful heart surgery in 2004.
