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The day of which Carver was born. No body knows for sure. There are two different dates that are used for his birth day so the one posted is the one that is used most often. The exact day of the month is unknown.
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Carver enrolled into Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa as the very first African American student to ever be enrolled there.
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Carver transferred to Iowa State College and was also the very first African American student to go there.
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Carver graduates from Iowa State College. In the same year, he also designs the Jesup Wagon, in which, he would carry different agricultural plants, foods, technologies, etc. and take them to different places, especially in the South, to show to uninformed farmers.
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Carver gets recognition for achievements and receives the Spingarn Medal from the National Association for the Advancement for Colored People (NAACP).
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Carver works with a peanut oil massage to cure polio. He done a lot of research with peanut oil and the possibilities of which it obtains. Carver tried to help people with polio by using the peanut oil massage on them.
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Carver meets Henry Ford and they ignite a close friendship, which stays strong for the rest of their lives.
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Carver receives the Roosevelt Medal for amazing devotion to agriculture in the South.
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A museum named the George Washington Carver Museum was dedicated at the Tuskegee Institute.
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This is the date of which Carver passed away. In 1942, George fell down a flight of steps. He never recovered from the fall. It led to his death.
