Timeline: Jimmy Carter

Oct 1, 1924

When Jimmy Carter was born

Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924,and he lived in Plains, Georgia.

Jul 7, 1946

When he got married

He got married July 7, 1946 to Eleanor Rosalynn Smith.

Jul 3, 1947

John was born

John William (Jack) Carter born in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Apr 12, 1950

Chip was born

James Earl III (Chip) born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Oct 9, 1953

Discharged from the Navy

Carter was discharged from the Navy on October 9, 1953.

Jan 14, 1963

Became state senator

He beame state senator in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sep 1, 1966

Loses the Democratic primary for governor

He lost the Democratic primary for governor of Georgia.

Oct 19, 1967

When Amy was born

Amy Lynn Carter was born in Plains, Georgia.

Nov 3, 1970

When Carter was elected governor

Mr. Carter was elected governor of Georgia, he also beats former Republican governor Carl Sanders.

Jan 12, 1971

When Jimmy Carter became President

Carter was sworn in as the 76th Governor of Georgia on January 12, 1971, and held this post for one term, until January 14, 1975.

Nov 2, 1976

Elected president

Carter was elected president,he is the 39th president.

Jun 30, 1977

B-1 Bomber program ended

B-1 bomber is a warplane made to replace the B-52 bomber.

Mar 26, 1979

Sign a peace treaty

Israel and Egypt sign a peace treaty on Carter's White House lawn. The peace treaty ended a state of war after 30 years.

Jun 18, 1979

SALT II was signed

Soviet leader Anatoly Brezhnev and Carter sign the arms control SALT II.

Nov 4, 1979

Iranian Hostage Crisis

Iranian Hostage Crisis lasted four hundred and fourty four days. The angry mob of young Islamic revolutionaries were the ones who were holding the inocint people hostage.

Jan 20, 1980

Defeats Senator Kennedy

Senator Kennedy was defeated by Carter in the caucuses of Iowa.

Aug 9, 1999

Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest medal of honor for an American civilian.

Oct 11, 2002

Nobel Peace Prize

Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."

Feb 7, 2011

Grammy Award

Jimmy Carter won Best Spoken Word Album for the audio book of "Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis." Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis share the award with him.