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