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| 1924 | Dayton Peace Prize Clinton |  |
| Dayton Clinton is awarded the Dayton Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war in Bosnia & build lasting peace in the Balkans |
| 1946 | Birth | |
| 19th Aug Hope Birth of Bill Clinton in Hope south west Arkansas |
| 1946 | Death | |
| Death of William Blythe, Bill Clinton's father, before Bill Clinton's birth |
| 1962 | Deed Poll Clinton | |
| Changes name by deed poll from Blythe to Clinton |
| 1968 | Education | |
| Oxford A Rhodes scholar at Oxford between 1968 and 1970 |
| 1970 | Education | |
| Yale Takes up a scholarship at Yale Law School |
| 1973 | Education | |
| Yale Clinton obtains a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Yale Law School |
| 1974 | Election | |
| Arkansas In his first year as a University of Arkansas law professor, Clinton runs for the House of Representatives, the incumbent, John Paul Hammerschmidt, defeats Clinton with 52% of the vote |
| 1975 | Marriage | |
| Marries Hillary Clinton |
| 1976 | Attorney | |
| Appointed State Attorney General |
| 1976 | Election | |
| Arkansas Elected to Congress from Arkansas |
| 1978 | Election | |
| Arkansas First elected Governor of Arkansas , the youngest to be elected Governor since 1938 |
| 1980 | Election | |
| Arkansas Clinton is defeated in his bid for a 2nd term by Republican challenger Frank D. White, he joked, he was the youngest ex-governor in the nation's history |
| 1982 | Election | |
| Arkansas Elected Governor of Arkansas |
| 1986 | Election | |
| 1988 | President | |
| Gives the keynote address at the Democrat's national convention |
| 1992 | Government | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 42nd President, 1st term |
| 12th Feb Admits he avoided the Vietnam war draft |
| 1992 | President | |
| Receives the Democratic Presidential nomination |
| 1993 | Accords of Oslo | |
| 20th Aug Witnessed by Warren Chris topher for the United States and Andrei Kozyrev for Russia, in the presence of USAPresident Bill Clinton and Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with the PLO's Chairman Yasser Arafat |
| 1993 | Economy | |
| Supports the North American Free Trade Agreement for ratification by the USASenate |
| 1993 | Election | |
| Wins the Presidential election (43.0% of the vote) against Republican George H. W. Bush (37.4% of the vote) & billionaire populist H. Ross Perot, who runs as an independent (18.9% of the vote) |
| 1993 | Health | |
| 22nd Sep Announce a mandate for employers to provide health insurance coverage to all of their employees through competitive but closely-regulated health maintenance organizations (HMOs) |
| 1993 | Inauguration of Clinton | |
| 26th Jan Inaugurated President of the United States , 1st term |
| 1993 | Legislation | |
| Signs the Brady Bill, which imposes a five-day waiting period on handgun purchases so that background checks can be done to help keep handguns away from criminals |
| Signs the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which requires large employers to allow their employees to take unpaid leave because of pregnancy or serious medical condition |
| Signs the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act which passes Congress without a single Republican vote, it raises taxes on the wealthiest 1.2% , while cutting taxes on 15 million low-earners |
| 1993 | National Healthcare | |
| The effort to create a national healthcare system ultimately dies under heavy public pressure, the first major legislative defeat of Clinton's administration |
| 1993 | North American Free Trade Agreement | |
| Supports the North American Free Trade Agreement for ratification by the USASenate |
| 17th Nov The Representatives apporoves Nth American Free Trade Agreement with Canada & Mexico |
| 1993 | Reform | |
| Sets up a task force, headed by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, to come up with a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care for all Americans, cornerstone of the administration |
| The effort to create a national healthcare system ultimately dies under heavy public pressure, the first major legislative defeat of Clinton's administration |
| 22nd Sep Announce a mandate for employers to provide health insurance coverage to all of their employees through competitive but closely-regulated health maintenance organizations (HMOs) |
| 1994 | Diplomacy | |
| July Berlin Speaks in Berlin of USAsupport for Germany |
| 1994 | Election | |
| The mid-term elections are disastrous for the Democrats, they lose control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years, because of Clinton's national healthcare policy |
| 1994 | Government | |
| July Visits Germany to pass the responsibility of Easter Europe & Russia to Germany |
| 8th Nov The Republican Party wins majorities in both the Senate & the House of Representitives |
| 1994 | Legislation | |
| 13th Sep Signs the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, includes banning the manufacture of 19 specific semi-automatic "assault weapons" |
| 1994 | Reform | |
| 26th Sep Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell announces that Clinton's health plans are dead, at least for that session of Congress |
| 1994 | United Nations | |
| 12th Nov The USA unilaterally withdraws from the UN arms embargo against Bosnia |
| 1995 | Dayton Accords | |
| 22nd June The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, USAPresident Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl & Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| 1995 | Diplomacy | |
| 24th Jan The USArescues Mexico's economy with $20-billion aid program |
| 14th April The UN Council votes easier sanctions for Iraq |
| 11th July President Clinton extends full diplomatic recognition to Vietnam normalizing relations with the communist nation 22 years after USAdisengagement from the war with Hanoi |
| 4th Sep Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two USAmarines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 USAtroops in Japan |
| 1st Oct A federal jury at New York finds Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and nine other militant Muslims guilty of conspiring to carry out a campaign of terrorist bombings and assassinations aimed at forcing Washington to abandon its support of Israel |
| 4th Oct Pope John Paul II visits the USAon a whirlwind tour |
| 24th Oct New York The United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary at New York with a gathering of more than 140 heads of state (the largest such gathering in world history) |
| 1995 | Sanctions | |
| 14th April The UN Council votes easier sanctions for Iraq |
| 1995 | Shuttle, The | |
| 27th June The USAshuttle docks with Russian space station |
| 1995 | United Nations | |
| 24th Oct New York The United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary at New York with a gathering of more than 140 heads of state (the largest such gathering in world history) |
| 1996 | Accords of Dayton | |
| Dayton Ends the 3 1/2 yrs of war in the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Dayton The peace agreement reached at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio |
| 14th Dec Dayton Initiated in Dayton, Ohio on November 21, 1995 the full formal agreement is signed in Paris |
| 1996 | Conference of Dayton | |
| Dayton Claims to have "solved" to problems in Bosnia after the Dayton peace talks |
| Dayton Clinton is awarded the Dayton Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war in Bosnia & build lasting peace in the Balkans |
| Dayton The Dayton Accords stops the 3 1/2 yr war & recognizes the sovereignty of Bosnia |
| Dayton Under the Dayton Accords a Bosnian Serb republic and a Muslim-Croat Federation in Bosnia is created |
| 1996 | Dayton Peace Prize | |
| Dayton Clinton is awarded the Dayton Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war in Bosnia & build lasting peace in the Balkans |
| 1996 | Independence | |
| Dayton Under the Dayton Accords a Bosnian Serb republic and a Muslim-Croat Federation in Bosnia is created |
| 1996 | Legislation | |
| 1st Feb Signs the Communications Decency Act, attempts to regulate both indecency (when available to children) and obscenity in cyberspace |
| 8th Feb Signs the Telecom Reform Act, Congress forces local telephone companies to share their lines with competitors at regulated rates |
| 20th Aug Signs the Minimum wage Increase Act |
| 22nd Aug Clinton signs the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, which includes time limits for welfare, work requirements, and assistance for people transitioning to work |
| 1996 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 42nd President, 2nd term |
| 1996 | Reform | |
| 22nd Aug Clinton signs the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, which includes time limits for welfare, work requirements, and assistance for people transitioning to work |
| 1997 | Government | |
| Promises to develop a plan to unite a nation divided by attitudes to race |
| 20th Jan Inaugurated as President of the USA, 2nd term |
| 1998 | Accords of Good Friday | |
| Chaired by former USASenator George Mitchell, the talks are advanced by a high-profile set of mediators, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and President Bill Clinton |
| 1998 | Bombing of Afghanistan | |
| 20th Aug Revenge for Al Qaeda bombings of USAembassies in Kenya & Tanzania on 7th Aug |
| 1998 | Government | |
| 25th June Arrives in China & receives an open letter from founders of the China Democratic Party |
| 28th June Clinton apearrs on Chinese TV with Jing Zemin discussing human rights |
| 29th June Gives a lecture at Beijing University on the importance of human rights |
| 7th Aug Al Qaeda bomb the USAKenyan embassy |
| 7th Aug Al Qaeda bomb the USATanzanian embassy |
| 1998 | Legislation | |
| 31st Oct Congress made findings of past Iraqi military actions in violation of International Law and that Iraq had denied entry of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) inspectors into its country |
| 31st Oct Signs Iraq Liberation Act, it becomes USAPolicy to support "regime change" in Iraq |
| 31st Oct The Act anticipates the future need for War Crimes Tribunals in Iraq |
| 31st Oct The stated purpose is: "to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iraq" |
| 1998 | Peace | |
| 23rd May Says of Nth Ireland, "Peace is no longer a dream. It is a reality" |
| 1998 | Scandal | |
| Clinton says, "I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. I've never had an affair with her." |
| 1998 | United Nations | |
| 31st Oct Congress made findings of past Iraqi military actions in violation of International Law and that Iraq had denied entry of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) inspectors into its country |
| 1999 | Bombing of Iraq | |
| Supports the bombing of Iraq as sanctions have little effect |
| 1999 | Constitution | |
| The Constitution cites "high crimes and misdemeanors" as impeachable offenses |
| 1999 | Diplomacy | |
| 4th Jan A new policy would let millions more dollars flow to Cubans and allow more direct flights, mail service, and trade |
| 12th Jan The USAimposes sanctions on three institutions accused of helping Iran and possibly other nations to develop nuclear weapons and missiles |
| 1999 | Economy | |
| 19th Jan President Clinton proposes that government invest in the stock market to strengthen Social Security in his State of the Union Address |
| 1999 | Impeachment | |
| Clinton faces a trial of impeachment in the USASenate following improper relations with a White House intern & evidence of perjury & obstruction of justice |
| Clinton is impeached on two counts in the House of Representatives, a Senate trial does not result in the two-thirds majority vote required to remove the President |
| The Constitution cites "high crimes and misdemeanors" as impeachable offenses |
| 12th Jan President Clinton sends Paula Jones a cheque for $850,000 sexual harassment settlement |
| 14th Jan Opening day of the trial, the 1st presidential impeachment hearing for 131 yrs |
| 1st Feb Monica Lewinsky gives a deposition in the imeachment trial of Bill Clinton |
| 7th Feb 1st day of Clinton's impeachment trial at the Senate |
| 12th Feb Cleared of high crimes & misdemeanours by the Senate |
| 12th Feb Senate votes 50-50 to impeach Clinton for obstructing justice |
| 12th Feb Senate votes 55-45 not to impeach Clinton for perjury |
| 1999 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 6th Jan Washington officials say agents on arms inspection teams discovered secret weapons programs |
| 12th Jan The USAimposes sanctions on three institutions accused of helping Iran and possibly other nations to develop nuclear weapons and missiles |
| 1999 | Peace | |
| Washington Visited by leaders of Nothern Ireland political parties |
| 1999 | Sanctions | |
| Supports the bombing of Iraq as sanctions have little effect |
| 1999 | Scandal | |
| Investigators obtain a semen-stained dress as well as testimony from Lewinsky, Clinton changes tactics and admits that an improper relationship with Lewinsky had taken place |
| 12th Jan Clinton pays $850,000 to end legal action by former Arkansas employee, Paula Jones 's, who accused him of sexual misconduct |
| 26th Jan Appears on national television & states "Listen to me, I'm going to say this again. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" |
| 1999 | State of the Union Address | |
| 19th Jan President Clinton proposes that government invest in the stock market to strengthen Social Security in his State of the Union Address |
| 2000 | Diplomacy | |
| 4th June Clinton and Putin agree to each dispose 34 metric tons of weapons-grade nuclear plutonium and to establish a military center in Moscow for USAand Russian officers to share early warning data on missile and space launches |
