1767 — Born March 15 in the Waxhaw settlement
1780 — Becomes a courier for the American militia
1781 — Mother and brother die
1787 — Becomes a lawyer
1791 — Marries Rachel
1796 — Elected to US House of Representatives for Tennessee
1797 — Elected to the US Senate for Tennessee
1798 — Becomes a state judge
1802 — Appointed major general of the state militia
1806 — Kills Charles Dickinson in a duel
1809 — Adopts Andrew Jackson Jr. with Rachel
1814 — Victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
1815 — Defeats the British at the Battle of New Orleans
1821 — Appointed provisional governor of Florida
1824 — Runs for president, loses to John Quincy Adams
1828 — Elected president of the United States
— Rachel dies
1830 — Signs the Indian Removal Act
1832 — Reelected president for a second term
1835 — Pays off national debt
1845 — Dies on June 8 at the Hermitage