James Weldon Johnson By suhjinhee Mar 4, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant is the current president Jun 17, 1871 James William Johnson is born Oct 8, 1871 The Great Chicago Fire Mar 4, 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes is the current president Mar 4, 1881 James A. Garfield is the current president Sep 19, 1881 Chester A. Arthur is the current president Mar 4, 1885 Grover Cleveland is the current president Mar 4, 1889 Benjamin Harrison is the current president Oct 1, 1890 Yosemite National Park was founded Mar 4, 1893 Grover Cleveland is the current president Jun 1, 1894 Johnson attended Atlanta University and earned his A.B. Jan 1, 1895 In 1895 Johnson founded a newpaper called the Daily American Mar 4, 1897 William McKinley is the current president Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt is the current president Jan 1, 1902 James Weldon Johnson resigns the post of being a principal Mar 4, 1909 William Howard Taft is the current president Feb 3, 1910 James Weldon Johnson got married to Grace Nail Apr 15, 1912 The Titanic sinks Jan 1, 1913 James William Johnson Changed his middle name to Weldon Jul 28, 1914 World War 1 Starts Mar 4, 1918 Woodrow Wilson is the current president Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 Ends Mar 4, 1921 Warren G. Harding is the current president Aug 2, 1923 Calvin Coolidge is the current president Mar 4, 1929 Herbert Hoover is the current president Oct 29, 1929 The Great Depression begins May 1, 1931 The Empire State Building opens Mar 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt is the current president May 9, 1934 The Dust Bowl begins Jun 26, 1938 James Weldon Johnson dies in a car crash Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 Starts