Joe Biden timeline

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more