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Donald John
Donald John Trump is born in New York City to Frederick C. Trump, a billionaire real estate developer, and Mary MacLeod. -
Donald John Graduates
Gradutes from New York Military Academy. Getting ready for college, he considers going to film school but decides to study real estate intead. -
Trump marries Czech
Trump marries Czech model Ivana Zelinickova (now known as Ovan Trump). -
Ivanka Trump
Ivana gives birth to Eric Trump. -
Eric Trump
Ivana gives birth to Eric Trump. -
Trump's empire begins to crumble
Trump's empire begins to crumble and, with over $900 million in debt, he faces bankruptcy. -
His three casinos go bankrupt
The Taj Mahal, The Castle and The Plaza. -
Trump and Ivana divorce
The divorce -
Trump marries Marla Maples
Trump marries Marla Maples. -
Tiffany Trump
Marla gives birth to daughter Tiffany Trump. -
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
Under the symbol DJT , goes public. -
Donald Tump Jr
Ivana gives birth to Donald Trump , Jr. -
Donald announces
That he will not run for president. Speculated reasons include the chaos within the Reform party and rising poll numbers for John McCain. -
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
Announces that it will restructure its $1.8 billion debt by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Under the plan, Trump's share in the company will drop from 56% to 25%. He also gives up trademark rights to his name and likeness in conjunction with casino operations. -
Trump's reality show
The Apprentice, premieres on NBC and becomes a huge ratings hit. The catchphrase, "You're fired," sweeps the nation. -
Donald Trump
Tells ABC news that Matha's version of the Apprentice has hurt the rating of his own Apprentice. He says: "I thaink it probably hurt mine, and I sort of predicted that it would ...a lot of people were even upset that this was done. But I really feel that there was a certain amount of confusion which hurt the original Apprentice
