1911 – born in Tampico, IL
1940 – Marries Jane Wyman
1941 – Daughter Maureen Elizabeth born
1945 – Son Michael Edward born
1948 – divorces Jane Wyman
1952 – Marries Nancy Davis
1952 – Daughter Patrician Ann born
1958 – Son Ronald Prescott born
1981 – inaugurated as 40th President of the United States
1981 – hospitalized with gunshot wound; shot by John Warnock Hinckley, Jr.
1985 – inaugurated for his second term after a landslide re-election
1988 – leaves office as the nation’s most popular president since Roosevelt
