William Howard Taft By blake_vv Sep 15, 1857 William is born in Cincinati Ohio May 13, 1878 William graduated yale college Jan 1, 1880 William graduated Cincinati law school Jun 19, 1886 William gets married Jan 1, 1892 appointed judge of U.S. circuit court of appeals Jan 1, 1901 Appointed govenor of philipines Jan 1, 1904 Appointed secratary of war Jan 1, 1908 Elected president of the United States of America Jan 1, 1909 first junior highschool was established in Columbus Ohio Jan 1, 1910 Taft threw the first ball at a major league game Jan 1, 1910 The union of Africa was finished Jan 1, 1911 Explorer Roald Amundsen discovered the South Pole Jan 1, 1912 Bull moose campaign was started Jan 1, 1912 William is defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson Jan 1, 1912 New Mexico became a state Jan 1, 1912 Arizona became a state Jan 1, 1913 The 16th amendment was amended Jan 1, 1913 U.S. population was 97,200,00 Jan 1, 1921 Appointed chief Justice of the United States Mar 30, 1930 died in washington