James Douglas "Jim" Morrison
History of USA
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| | 1943 | Birth | |
| 8th Dec Melbourne Birth of James Douglas "Jim", Melbourne, Florida, son of Admiral George Stephen Morris on |
| 1964 | Education | |
| Los Angeles Completes his undergraduate education at UCLA, majoring in film |
| 1965 | Doors, The | |
| Los Angeles The name The Doors came from an Aldous Huxley book, The Doors of Perception, borrowed from a William Blake poem |
| 1967 | Composition | |
| June The single "Light My Fire," written by Krieger, hits number one |
| 1970 | Composition | |
| The Doors record what proves to be their last LP with Morris on, "L.A. Woman" |
| 1971 | Death | |
| 3rd July Death of James Douglas "Jim" Morris on |
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