George W. Bush Timeline
George W. Bush Timeline. A lifetime of events for the 43rd U.S. President both public and private. From his birth on July 6, 1946 in New Haven CT. to serving a two term Presidency and retirement to Dallas , Texas.
| DATE | GEORGE W. BUSH TIMELINE OF EVENTS |
|---|---|
| 1946 | George W. Bush was born on July 6 |
| 1948 | The Bush family moves to Odessa, Texas |
| 1949 | The Bush family moves from Texas to Southern California |
| Bush's sister Robin is born on December 20th | |
| 1950 | The Bush family moves back to Midland, Texas |
| Young bush becomes a cub scout | |
| 1951 | bush attends school at the Sam Houston elementary school |
| 1952 | Bush's grandfather is elected to the United States Senate, representing Connecticut |
| 1953 | Bush's brother John "Jeb" Ellis is born on February 11th |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected to the Presidency | |
| Bush's sister Robin dies of Leukemia at the young age of four | |
| The McCarthy hearings begin | |
| 1955 | Bush's brother Neil Mallon is born on January 22nd |
| 1956 | Bush's brother Marvin Pierce is born on October 22nd |
| The Bush family moves to Houston, Texas | |
| 1959 | Bush's sister Dorothy "Doro" Walker is born on August 18th |
| 1961 | John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States |
| 1963 | President John F. Kennedy is assassinated |
| Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumes the Presidency upon Kennedy's death | |
| 1964 | Bush graduates from the Phillips Academy |
| 1968 | Bush graduates from Yale University with a Batchelor of Science degree in History |
| Bush serves in the Texas Air National Guard as a fighter pilot until 1973 | |
| 1971 | Bush's father George H. W. Bush becomes Ambassador to the United Nations |
| 1975 | Bush graduates from Harvard Business School with a Master of Business Administration degree |
| 1976 | George H. W. Bush becomes the director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
| 1977 | Bush marries aura Welch on November 5th in Midland, Texas |
| 1980 | Ronald Wilson Reagan is elected the 40th President of the United States along with his Vice Presidential Nominee, George H. W. Bush. Defeating the Presidential incumbent Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale |
| 1981 | George and Laura Bush become parents to twin daughters Jenna Welch and Barbara Pierce |
| 1984 | President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush are re-elected after beating the Walter Mondale/Ferraro democratic ticket |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush is elected the 41st President of the United States along with Vice President nominee Dan Quale. Beating the Michael Dukakis /Loyd Benson Democratic ticket |
| 1989 | Bush and investment partners organize the purchase of the Texas Rangers Baseball Team |
| 1994 | Bush is elected the United States Governor of Texas |
| 1998 | Bush and partners sell the Texas Rangers Baseball Team |
| Bush is re-elected Governor of Texas | |
| Brother Jeb Bush is elected the United States Governor of Florida | |
| 2000 | On December 13, George W. Bush and Richard Cheney are declared winners of the Presidential election over Democratic challengers Albert Gore/Joe Lieberman ticket |
| December 21, Bush resigns as Governor of Texas | |
| 2001 | Bush is inaugurated on January 20th as the 43rd United States President |
| September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States | |
| On September 14, Bush gives his ground zero "I Can Hear You " mega phone speech | |
| October 7, The United States goes to war with the Afghanistan In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks | |
| October 26, Bush signs the U.S. Patriot Act | |
| 2002 | January 8, The No Child Left Behind Act is established |
| June 1, Bush delivers a commencement speech at West Point | |
| The U.S Congress authorizes the declaration of war with Iraq | |
| Bush establishes the Department of Homeland Security | |
| 2003 | February 3, Space Shuttle Columbia self destructs upon enters the earths atmosphere. All seven crew members perished |
| On March 19, President Bush addresses the nation and declares war with Iraq | |
| Bush signs the HIV/AIDS Act. | |
| Bush signs the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003 | |
| November 27, Thanksgiving Day, Bush visits the troops in Iraq | |
| Medicare Modernization Act | |
| Operation Red Dawn | |
| 2004 | The new Afghanistan Government adopts a constitution to allow democratic elections |
| The 9/11 commission released it's official report | |
| President Bush wins re-election over challenger Senator John F. Kerry | |
| U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell steps down from the cabinet post | |
| National Security Advisor, Dr. Condolezza Rice becomes the next Secretary of State, replacing Colin Powell | |
| 2005 | George Bush is inagurated and gives his second inaugural address to the nation |
| August 29, Hurricane Katrina devestated the gulf of Mexico's bordering southern states. | |
| July 19, Bush nominates Judge John G. Roberts Chief Justice to the United States Supreme Court | |
| September 1, Former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton come together to raise funds for the Hurricane Katrina victims | |
| October 31, Bush nominates Judge Samuel A Alito, Jr. Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court | |
| 2006 | A bill to build a 700 mile fence along the Mexican border is signed |
| Saddam Hussein is found guilty of war crimes and is hanged in Bagdad, Iraq | |
| The democratic party takes control of both Congressional Houses in the 2006 Midterm elections | |
| Dr. Robert M. Gates replaces Donald Rumsfield as Secretary of Defense | |
| Former President Gerald R. Ford dies | |
| Lt. General David Petraeus replaces General George Casey as the leader of forces in Iraq | |
| 2007 | January 10, a new troop surge in Iraq is announced |
| 2008 | June 21, the bush's host a White House wedding reception for their daughter Jenna Bush and Husband Henry Chase Hager |
| Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 | |
| 2008 | Barack Hussein Obama is elected the 44th President 0f the United States |
| Bush issues a 17.4 billion auto bailout to General Motors and Chrysler | |
| 2009 | President George W. Bush gives his farewell address to the Nation |
| George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush attend the Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama | |
| After serving the United States Presidency for eight years George W. and Laura Bush retire to their ranch in Crawford, Texas | |
| The George W. Bush Presidential Library Groundbreaking in Dallas, Texas begins | |
| Bush publishes his autobiography "Decision Points" | |
| 2013 | April 13, Daughter Jenna Bush Hager gives birth to a baby girl Mila in New York City. First time grandparents announced "We met our beautiful granddaughter today. Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated." |
| April 25, The George W. Bush Presidential Center is dedicated. The center will officially open to the public on May 1st |
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