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Born
Jane Goodall was born April 3rd, 1934 in London, England -
Jubilee
Jubilee, a baby chimpanzee, is born at the London Zoo -
Superman
The first Superman comic book is published -
Judy
Sister, Judy, is born on Jane fourth birthday -
W W II
World War II begins in Europe -
Moving
The Goodall family moves to Bournemouth, a seaside town in England -
Nazis
The Nazis take control of France -
Victory
World War II ends with victory for the Allies -
Tarzan and the Amazons
The movie Tarzan and the Amazons is released -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play major league baseball -
High School
Jane graduates from high school -
Finally Africa
Heads to Africa for the first time on March 13 -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley has his first number one hit record with "Heartbreak Hotel" -
Moving Again
Moves to the Gombe Stream Game Reserve -
Hugo
Marries Hugo van Lawick -
United Republic of Tanzania
Two states in Africa, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, form the United Republic of Tanzania -
Washoe
A chimp named Washoe learns American Sign language -
Grub
Jane and Hugo have a son named Grub -
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man, a book about her time in Africa, is published -
Divorce
Divorces Hugo -
Remarries
Marries Derek Bryceson, a member of the Tanzania government -
Cancer
Derek Bryceson dies of cancer -
Threatened Extinction
Jane learns of wild chimps' threatened extinction -
Roots & Shoots
Roots & Shoots begins with sixteen African teenagers -
Ending Apartheid
South Africa ands apartheid, an extreme form of separation of black and whites -
TACARE
Jane begins the program TACARE (Take Care) -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela becomes the first black president of South Africa -
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks's album Street Angel includes "Jane" a song about Jane and her work -
Reason for Hope
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey is published -
The Simpsons
An episode of The Simpsons features a character loosely based on Jane -
Cancer Again
Hugo, Jane's first husband, dies of cancer -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama is elected president of the United States