Timeline of the Hidden Figures

Rosa Parks

Feb 4, 1913

Rosa Louise McCauley, known as Rosa Parks, was an American activist for equalization of civil rights between whites and blacks in the United States.
He was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States.

Rosa

Dec 18, 1932

Raymond was a member of the NAACP, at the time collecting money to support the Scottsboro Boys, a group of black men falsely accused of raping two white women.

Rosa

Dec 1, 1955

On the evening of December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, an African American, was arrested for disobeying an Alabama law requiring black passengers to relinquish seats to white passengers when the bus was full.

Diana Princess of Wales

Jul 1, 1961

Diana, more known as "Lady Di", was born on July 1, 1961, near Sandringham, United Kingdom. Diana had two sisters and three brothers.

Diana

1981

Prince Charles proposed to Lady Diana Spencer at a dinner for two at Buckingham Palace

Diana

Nov 20, 1995

Princess Diana interviewed by Martin Bashir on BBC, with 21.1 million audience in Britain, revealing her struggles with depression, bulimia, and self-mutilations; this interview contained her line, "Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded," referring to her husband's relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles.

Diana

1997

Nobel Peace Prize went to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, for which Diana had worked and traveled

Diana

Aug 31, 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales, died of injuries sustained in a car accident, in Paris, France

Malala Yousafzai

Dec 6, 1997

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistan activist who defends the right to education for girls and women in her country.

Malala

2008

At the age of 11, Malala gives her first speech called “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?

Malala

2011

14-year-old Malala is nominated by South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the International Children's Peace Prize of KidsRights Foundation. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani awards Malala Pakistan’s first National Peace Award for Youth.

Malala

Oct 8, 2012

The Taliban attempt to kill her as she rides home in a school bus. Four shots are fired by a Taliban gunman and Malala and two of her friends are wounded. Responding to global outrage, the Pakistani government offers a $105,000 (£69,000) reward for the arrest of her attackers. Malala is treated in Pakistan then flown to Birmingham, England for further treatment after the British government offers help.

Malala

2017

Malala announces she has been accepted to study at the University of Oxford.

Malala

Oct 5, 2017

During her visit to the United Nations, Malala Yousafzai spoke to UN News about her campaign.