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Ben Carson is born in Detroit, Michigan
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Mr Carson, Ben's dad, leaves the family
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Ben's Parents get divorced
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Ben's family moves to Boston to live with relatives
Young Ben, his brother Curtis and his mother move to live with relatives to save money after their Dad abandons the family. -
Ben Carson Struggles in 5th Grade
Young Ben struggles in School and is called the dumbest kid in the school. -
Ben gets glasses
Ben finds out his learning problems are because he cannot read the board without glasses. Once he gets glasses, he can read better and his grades begin to improve. -
Ben gets all F grades and his Mom bans TV
Ben and his brother get all Fs on their report cards. Mom limits TV watching and forces them to read. Their grades get much better. -
Ben goes to the top of his 7th grade class for grades
Due to his strong reading and studying Ben goes from being the dumbest kid in the class to one of the smartest kids and other kids ask him for help with homework. Hard work pays off for Ben. -
Ben Starts high School back in Michigan
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Ben gets invited to Yale to tour the University
In high school Ben get's really good grades and gets invited to Yale to tour the university for college. -
Ben Carson graduates from high school
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Ben graduates from Yale
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Ben meets his future wife Candie
At Yale Ben meets his girlfriend, Candie who later becomes his wife. -
Ben begins Medical School at the University of Michigan
Ben begins to study medicine at the University of Michigan. -
Ben and Candie get married
Ben marries his college girlfriend in Ann Arbor, MI. -
Ben begins residency
Ben starts his medical residency at John Hopkins University -
Ben is invited to become a pediatric neurosurgeon
Ben dedicates his medical work to operating on children -
Ben and Candie have their third and final child
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Ben operates on siamese twins
Ben finishes a difficult but successful surgery to separate siamese twins. -
Creates the Carson Scholars Fund
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Ben receives the Presidential Medal of Honor
