Joe Biden Timeline

1942 Nov 20 Joe Biden is born
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (pronounced /ˈdʒoʊzɨf rɒbɨˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən/; born November 20, 1942), is the 47th and Vice President of the United States under the administration of Preside...
1957 Sep Joe Biden attends Archmere Academy
Biden went to the Archmere Academy in Claymont, where he was a standout halfback/wide receiver on the high school football team; he helped lead a perennially losing team to an undefeated ...
1961
to 1965
Joe Biden attends University of Delaware
Biden attended the University of Delaware in Newark, where he was more interested in sports and socializing than in studying, although his classmates were impressed by his cramming abilit...
1966 Aug 27 Joe Biden marries Neilia Hunter
On August 27, 1966, Biden, then a law student, married Neilia Hunter, who was from an affluent background in Skaneateles, New York and had attended Syracuse University. They had met in 19...
1968 Joe Biden receives Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law
He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law in 1968, where by his own description he found it to be "the biggest bore in the world" and pulled many all-...
1972 Nov 7 Joe Biden wins US Senate election in Delaware
In 1969, Biden began practicing law in Wilmington, Delaware, first as a public defender and then with his own firm, Biden and Walsh. But corporate law did not appeal to him and criminal l...
1972 Dec 18 Joe Biden's wife and daughter killed in car accident
On December 18, 1972, a few weeks after the election, Biden's wife and one-year-old daughter were killed in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping in Hockessin, Delaware. Neilia ...
1973 Jan 3
to 2009 Jan 20
 Joe Biden serves as US Senator
When Biden did take office on January 3, 1973, at age 30 (the minimum age to become a U.S. Senator), he became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history. In 1974, freshman Senator Biden ...
1977 Jun 17 Joe Biden marries Jill Tracy Jacobs
In 1975, Biden met Jill Tracy Jacobs, who grew up in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania and would become a teacher in Delaware. They had met on a blind date with Biden's brother's help, although ...
1981
to 1987
Joe Biden chairs US Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Biden was a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and on which he served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 an...
1987 Jun 9 Joe Biden declares candidacy for Presidential race
On June 9, 1987, age 44, having already served in the Senate for 14 years, Sen. Biden announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. However, Biden's bid ended abrupt...
1987 Sep 23 Joe Biden withdraws from Presidential nomination race
The Delaware senator ran for president in 1988 but withdrew from the race in 1987 amid accusations that he had plagiarized from speeches by a British Labor Party leader. He openly talked ...
2001
to 2003
Joe Biden chairs US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Biden was also a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In 1997, he became the ranking minority member and chaired the committee from June 2001 through 2003. ...
2007 Jan 31 Joe Biden declares candidacy for 2008 presidential race
Biden declared his candidacy for president on January 31, 2007, although he had discussed running for months prior, and first made a formal announcement to Tim Russert on Meet the Press o...
2008 Aug 22 Barack Obama annouces Joe Biden as vice-president running mate
Since shortly following Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, Obama had been privately telling Biden that he was interested in finding an important place for him in a possible Ob...
2009 Jan 20 Joe Biden becomes the 47th Vice President of the United States
Biden became the 47th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2009, when he was inaugurated alongside President Barack Obama. He succeeded Dick Cheney. Biden is the first Unite...
2009 Sep 15 Mortar Strikes Greet Vice President Joe Biden on a Second Unannounced Visit to Iraq
BAGHDAD — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived here on Tuesday for two days of talks with Iraqi leaders, and shortly after saying he was headed to bed for the night at the American ...
2010 Jul 2 Senator Robert Byrd's Memorial Service
Both President Obama and Vice President Biden will travel to West Virginia on Friday to attend the funeral of Sen. Robert Byrd. The Memorial Service and Celebration of Life for the 92-...