Jimmy Carter

Born

Oct 1, 1924

Jimmy Carter was born by his parents, Lillian Gordy Carter and James Earl Carter, Sr.

Jimmy Carter Timeline

Period: Oct 1, 1924 to May 2, 2013

Married

Jul 7, 1946

Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Smith, she was from the same town.

Father's Death

Jul 3, 1953

When Jimmy Earl Carter Sr. died in 1953, Jimmy Carter Jr. took control of the family busniness, a peanut farm.

Left The Navy

Oct 9, 1953

Jimmy Carter Jr. Left the Navy to take control of the farm.

UFO Sighting

Jan 6, 1969

Jimmy Carter spotted, what he called, a "UFO". He is still the only president who ever filed a UFO sighting.

Governer of Geogia

Jan 12, 1971

Jimmy Carter became Georgia's 76th governor.

Habit for Humanity

May 5, 1976

Carter started the Habitat for Humanity where he provided shelter for the homeless.

Elected for President

Nov 2, 1976

Jimmy Carter was elected President on this date, though, he didn't go into office until a couple months later.

Elected Into Office

Jan 20, 1977

President Carter was elected in November 1976. He was put into office, though, on this date.

U.S. Energy Crisis

Apr 18, 1977

Jimmy Carter knew about the energy depleting in the U.S. He pleaded everyone to get solar panels in their houses. He also wore sweaters around the Whitehouse to stop from turning up the heat.

Panama Canal Treaty

Sep 7, 1977

Carter signed the treaty that gave Panama control of the Panama Canal.

Camp David Accords

Sep 17, 1978

Carter went and signed treaties in Egypt and Israel.

Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident

Mar 28, 1979

Parts of the nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania stopped working, allowing all different kinds of dangerous liquids to spill.

Iran Hostage Crisis Begins

Nov 4, 1979

61 Americans were held hostage in Iran because of Carter helping the Shah.

SALT II

Nov 15, 1979

SALT II stands for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 2. Jimmy Carter went and talked to other rulers and came up with the final agreement in 1979.

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

Dec 2, 1980

A treaty that was signed to designate 100 million acres of land to the public.

Leaving Office

Jan 20, 1981

Jimmy Carter leavees office because of his loss to Ronald Reagan.

Iran Hostage Crisis Ends

Jan 21, 1981

After 444 days of being hostage, the Americans were let go about minutes after Carter lost his presidency.

The Carter Center

Jun 15, 1982

Jimmy Carter becomes a college professor at a Georgia college and founds The Carter Center.

Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 10, 2002

Jimmy Carter was given the Nobel Peace Prize for his "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."