| Years |
Age |
Events |
| 1947 |
0 |
Born on October 26 in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 1951 |
4 |
Family moves to Park Ridge, Illinois. |
| 1965 |
18 |
Graduates from Maine East High School. |
| 1969 |
22 |
Graduates from Welles College with a degree in political science. |
| 1973 |
26 |
Graduates from Yale Law School. |
| 1974 |
27 |
Moves to Little Rock, Arkansas, to teach at the University of Arkansas School of Law; works on Watergate investigation. |
| 1975 |
28 |
Marries Bill Clinton on October 11 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. |
| 1976 |
29 |
Bill Clinton elected Attorney General of Arkansas. |
| 1978 |
31 |
Bill Clinton elected Governor of Arkansas; becomes First Lady of Arkansas. |
| 1979 |
32 |
Daughter Chelsea born on February 27 in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
| 1980 |
33 |
Bill Clinton loses re-election for Governor. |
| 1982 |
35 |
Bill Clinton re-elected Governor of Arkansas. |
| 1988 |
41 |
Bill Clinton re-elected Governor for the last time. |
| 1992 |
45 |
Bill Clinton elected President of the United States; becomes First Lady of the United States on January 20, 1993. |
| 1993 |
46 |
Leads the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. |
| 1994 |
47 |
Health care reform effort fails. |
| 1995 |
48 |
Delivers speech at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing on September 5: “Women’s rights are human rights.” |
| 1996 |
49 |
Bill Clinton re-elected President on November 5. |
| 1998 |
51 |
Monica Lewinsky scandal breaks; Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial begins in December. |
| 1999 |
52 |
Impeachment trial concludes with acquittal on February 12. |
| 2000 |
53 |
Elected to the US Senate from New York on November 7. |
| 2002 |
55 |
Votes in favor of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq on October 11. |
| 2006 |
59 |
Re-elected to the Senate on November 7. |
| 2007 |
60 |
Announces candidacy for President on January 20. |
| 2008 |
61 |
Withdraws from presidential race on June 7 after losing Democratic nomination to Barack Obama. |
| 2009 |
62 |
Confirmed as Secretary of State on January 21 under President Obama. |
| 2010 |
63 |
Leads US efforts during the Haiti earthquake on January 12. |
| 2011 |
64 |
Supports the Libyan intervention; oversees operation leading to the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 2. |
| 2012 |
65 |
Benghazi attack on US consulate in Libya on September 11; testifies before Congress. |
| 2013 |
66 |
Steps down as Secretary of State on February 1; receives Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
| 2014 |
67 |
Begins promoting her memoir “Hard Choices” in June. |
| 2015 |
68 |
Announces candidacy for President again on April 12. |
| 2016 |
69 |
Becomes Democratic presidential nominee on July 26; loses election to Donald Trump on November 8; concedes on November 9. |
| 2017 |
70 |
Begins teaching at Columbia University; publishes “What Happened” in September. |
| 2019 |
72 |
Launches the Hillary Rodham Clinton Leadership Initiative at Columbia University in September. |
| 2020 |
73 |
Supports Joe Biden’s presidential campaign; speaks at the Democratic National Convention on August 19. |
| 2025 |
78 |
Continues involvement in various philanthropic and political activities as of March 3, 2025. |
