Maya Angelou Timeline By jenniecacch Apr 4, 1928 Maya Angelou is born 1935 Her and her brother move back to St. Louis to live with their mom 1936 She is sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend 1944 She became the first black cable car conductor in San Francisco 1945 She gives birth to her only child, Clyde 1959 She moves to New York to pursue a writing career 1961 She moves to Egypt and is an editor for the Arab Observer 1965 She moves back to US and works with Malcolm X to set up the Organization of Afro-American Unity 1969 She wrote I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings 1973 She is nominated for a Tony award for her performance in Look Away 1993 She won a grammy award 2011 She receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama 2013 She finishes her seventh and last autobiography, Mom & Me & Mom. May 28, 2014 Maya Angelou dies