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Bill Clinton was born
Bill Clinton was born as William Jefferson Blythe III. -
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Bill Clinton
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Registers for draft
Bill Clinton registers for the draft on September 08, 1964, accepting all contractual conditions of registering for the draft. -
Bill clinton dodges the military draft
In order to get a college draft deferment, he told the Commander of the Army ROTC department that he was going to sign up for ROTC, and signed all the necessary papaerwork. His Draft status was changed from 1A to 4A (Reserve). Then he failed to show up for his assigned ROTC classes, and went to England for a few years to avoid be reclassified as 1A. So in other words, he left the country to get out of the army. -
Bill goes to Yale law school
In the fall of 1970 Clinton entered Yale Law School. While at Yale Clinton met Hillary Rodham, a Wellesley College graduate from suburban Chicago. Together they worked for George McGovern's presidential campaign in Texas during the summer and fall of 1972. The following year they graduated from law school. -
Bill Clinton marries Hillary Rodham
In 1975, Bill Clinton married Hillary Rodham, whom he had met while a law student at Yale. -
Bill becomes Arkansas' Atttorney General.
Clinton was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976. -
Becomes governer of Arkansas
Clinton was elected Arkansas governer in 1978. -
Chelsea Clinton is born
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Clinton enters office as President of the Uniterd States of America
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Bill Clinton's time in office
From time elected to time impeached and left office. -
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
This law added 100,000 policemen and made harsher punishments fr different types of crimes. This made Clinton's popularity go up. -
The Lewinsky Scandal begins secretly
In November of 1995 Monica Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton begin a sexual relationship, according to audiotapes secretly recorded later by Linda Tripp. -
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The Lewinsky Scandal
Bill Clinton is having a secret affair with Monica Lewinsky in the white house. -
Bill Clinton reelected
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2nd term
Clinton defeats Bob Dole at elections to bring him into his second term as President of the United States. -
Lewinsky scandal becomes public
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Highest employment rate since 1948
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The Paula Jones lawsuit
President Clinton reached an out-of-court settlement with Paula Jones, agreeing to pay her $850,000 to drop the sexual harassment lawsuit that led to the worst political crisis of his career and only the third presidential impeachment inquiry in American history. -
Impeachment
President Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on two accounts. One of perjury and the other of obstruction of justice. These came from the Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones lawsuit. -
Bill Clinton leaves office