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Joins Social-Democratic Jewish Workers' Party as a Student at the University of Warsaw
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Arrested twice during Russian Revolution of 1905
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Emigrates to Ottoman Palestine
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Moved to settlements in Galilee from Petah Tikvah
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Joined an armed group acting as watchmen at Sejera
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Arrives in Thessaloniki to learn Turkish for law studies
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Moves to Istanbul, capital of Ottoman empire to study at the university there with Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. Here he adopted his Hebrew name Ben-Gurion
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Lives in Jerusalem at beginning of WW1 where he recruits 40 Jews into a Jewish militia to assist Ottoman Empire
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Deported to Egypt
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Makes his way to the US from Egpyt and stays for three years, upon arrival tours 35 cities to attempt to recriut a pioneer army to fight for Turkey
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Settles in New York City where he meets Russian-born Paula Munweis
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Marries Paula Munweis and has 3 kids with her
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Joins British Army as part of 38th Battalion of the Jewish Legion
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Leads right faction of the Labor Zionist movement with his friend Berl Katznelson following the split of the left and right wings of Poalei Zion
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Returns to Palestine with his family after WW1 following its capture by the British from the Ottoman Empire
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Assisted formation of Histadrut and subsequently became general secretary of it
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Became chairman of the exececutive commitee of the Jewish Agency of Palestine
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Instigated "Havlagah" policy of restraint during the 1936-1939 Arab revolt on Palestine
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Supported Policy of the Peel Commission which recommended partitioning Palestine into Jewish and Arab areas
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Reached status quo agreement with Agudat Yisrael party
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Made comments to the Mapai council regarding the flight of Arabs from Jerusalem
