— Oct. 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter.
— June 1946: Carter graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy.
— July 1946: Carter marries Rosalynn Smith, in Plains. They have four children, John William (“Jack”), born 1947; James Earl 3rd (“Chip”), 1950; Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), 1952; and Amy Lynn, 1967.
— 1946-1953: Carter serves in a Navy nuclear submarine program, attaining rank of lieutenant commander.
— Summer 1953: Carter resigns from the Navy, returns to Plains after father’s death.
— 1953-1971: Carter helps run the family peanut farm and warehouse business.
— 1963-1966: Carter serves in the Georgia state Senate.
— 1966: Carter tries
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