January 20, 2025
President Joe Biden, 46th US President.
—Biden's political journey is a testament to perseverance and tenacity.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. began his political career as one of the youngest Senators in American history. He leaves today as the US' oldest president.
Here's his timeline:-
1942: Born in Pennsylvania to a Catholic family; Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden (1917 –2010) and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr.(1915-2002).
1966: Married Neilia Hunter, and had three children together, Beau(1969), Hunter(1970) and Naomi(1971).
1968: Graduated with a law degree from Syracuse University.
1970: Elected to the New Castle County Council at the age of 28.
1972: At age 29, he was elected as a senator for the state of Delaware. A few weeks after Biden was elected, a car crash killed his first wife Neilia and their 13-months-old daughter Naomi. As a single father, he raised his two sons, Beau and Hunter. Occasionally, his younger sister Valerie supported him.
1973-2009: Served in the US Senate. He was re-elected as a senator six times.
1977: Married Jill Jacobs, and were blessed with a daughter, Ashley. Together, they raised Beau, Hunter and Ashley.
1988: Unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination. During this year, he suffered a brain aneurysm.
2008: Unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination, again. Later, he was picked as Obama's running mate.
2009: He resigned as a senator and served as the Vice President of the United States under President Barack Obama.
2012: Won re-election with President Obama and served as VP for a second term until 2016.
2015: His elder son, Beau Biden, an Iraq war veteran, died of brain cancer.
2017: Awarded with Presidential Medal of Freedom.
2019: Successfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination and picked Kamala Harris as his running mate.
2020: Defeated the 45th US President Donald Trump in a bitterly fought election.
2021: On a day like today (Jan 20), Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, after President Donald Trump incited an insurrection; trying to overturn the election results (Jan 6). In August, he oversaw the withdrawal of the American forces from Afghanistan; ending US' oldest war of 20 years!
2022: In February, Russia started its military operations in Ukraine, Biden has been providing military aid to Ukraine since then.
2024: In April, he decided to end his reelection campaign, and endorsed VP Kamala Harris as Democratic nominee; who lost to Trump.
2025: Today, January 20, Biden retires as the 46th President of the United States, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump is sworn-in as the 47th POTUS and J.D. Vance as the Vice President of the United States.
In his last minute act as President, Biden issued preemptive pardons to potential targets of the incoming Trump admin, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, members & witnesses of the January 6th Committee.
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