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1 Oct 1924 Jimmy Carter was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. His father, Earl Carter, was a peanut farmer, and his mother, Bessie Gordy, was a nurse. He had three siblings: Gloria, Ruth, and Billy. Carter is the first president to be born in a hospital. His full name is James Earl Carter, Jr.
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7 Jul 1946 He married Rosalynn Smith in 1946 when he was 21 years old.
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2 May 1963 In 1963, he was elected as a member of the U.S Senate.
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12 Jan 1971 Jimmy Carter becomes Georgia's 76th governor on that day. His Lieutenant Governor was Lester Maddox.
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2 Nov 1976 Jimmy Carter became the 39th president of the United States.
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6 May 1980 U.S. Olympic Committee votes to boycott the Moscow summer Olympics in support of Carter protesting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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7 May 1980 Carter loses to Reagan by a landslide.
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10 Dec 2002 Carter is awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.
