Billy Graham - History Timelines

Name	Billy Graham (William Franklin Graham Jr.)
Born	November 7, 1918
Died	February 21, 2018
Was born in	Downstairs bedroom of a farmhouse near Charlotte, North Carolina
Spouses	Ruth Bell Graham (married 1943-2007)
Children	Virginia “Gigi” Graham, Anne Graham Lotz, Ruth Graham, Franklin Graham, Nelson “Ned” Graham
Occupation	Evangelist, Southern Methodist minister
Known for	Leading large-scale preaching missions (crusades), friendship with U.S. presidents, civil rights advocacy
Awards	Big Brother of the Year Award, Templeton Foundation Prize for Progress in Religion, Sylvanus Thayer Award, Inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal
Famous quotes	“It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge and my job to love.”
	“God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.”
	“The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.”

Billy Graham – Life milestones

Year	Age	Event
1918	0 (born)	Born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1934	16	Becomes born again
1939	21	Ordained as a minister
1943	25	Marries Ruth Bell, graduates from Wheaton College
1945	27	Becomes a full-time evangelist
1947	29	First citywide crusade in Grand Rapids
1949	31	Los Angeles crusade gains national attention
1950	32	Founds BGEA, launches “Hour of Decision”, meets President Truman
1952	34	Holds crusade in London
1953	35	Removes segregation ropes in Chattanooga
1954	36	Greater London crusade
1957	39	16-week crusade in New York City, Martin Luther King Jr. joins
1960	42	Begins advising presidents, gives invocation for Nixon
1963	45	Meets President Kennedy, participates in March on Washington
1965	47	President Johnson attends Houston crusade
1966	48	World Congress on Evangelism in Berlin
1969	51	Holds first White House church service for Nixon
1973	55	Holds crusade in Seoul, South Korea
1974	56	Holds mixed-race crusade in South Africa
1981	63	Holds crusade in Dallas
1989	71	Holds crusade in Cleveland
1991	73	Holds crusade in Moscow
1995	77	“Global Mission” event
1996	78	Receives Congressional Gold Medal
1999	81	Opens Billy Graham Library
2005	87	Last crusade in New York City
2007	89	Wife Ruth dies
2018	100 (died)	Dies on February 21