by tyler | Jan 16, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of former NFL running back Ray Rice, who played six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.
Birth date: January 22, 1987
Birth place: New Rochelle, New York
Birth name: Raymell Maurice Rice
Father: Conrad Reed
Mother: Janet Rice, special education teacher
Marriage: Janay (Palmer) Rice (March 28, 2014-present)
Children: Jaylen, 2016; Rayven, 2012
Education: Attended Rutgers University 2005-2007
Rice’s father, Conrad Reed, was accidentally killed in a drive-by shooting when Rice was 1 year old.
Myshaun Rice-Nichols, a cousin and father figure to Rice, was killed in a car accident when Rice was 11 years old.
Selected three times for the Pro Bowl (seasons 2009, 2011 and 2012).
Founded the Ray Rice Charitable Fund to support underprivileged children in Baltimore and his hometown of New Rochelle, New York.
Key events in the Ray Rice story.
Post-football activities have included working with organizations such as A Call to Men and the Childhood Domestic Violence Association and speaking to professional football teams about domestic violence.
April 26, 2008 – Selected in the second round, 55th overall, in the NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
July 2012 – Signs a five-year, $35 million contract with the Ravens.
February 3, 2013 – Rice earns a Super Bowl ring when the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, 34-31.
February 15, 2014 – Rice and his fiancée, Janay Palmer, are involved in an early-morning fight on an elevator in an Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino. Atlantic City police say Rice and Palmer struck each other with their hands and refused medical treatment at the scene. The couple is arrested and taken to the Atlantic City Police Department holding facility. Each is charged with simple assault.
February 19, 2014 – TMZ releases video of Rice dragging Palmer out of the elevator in which the incident occurred.
March 27, 2014 – Rice is indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury on a charge of third-degree aggravated assault. The charge against Palmer is dropped. Rice and Palmer are married the next day.
May 1, 2014 – Rice pleads not guilty to aggravated assault and applies for a program for first-time offenders that could clear him of charges in one year.
May 20, 2014 – Rice is accepted into a diversionary program, or a pretrial intervention program.
May 23, 2014 – The Ravens hold a news conference with Rice and Palmer. Rice apologizes for “the situation my wife and I were in.”
July 24, 2014 – The NFL announces a two-game suspension for Rice.
July 31, 2014 – Rice tells reporters at a Ravens news conference that the violent incident is not representative of who he is. “You know that’s not me,” he says. “You know that’s something I have to live … with the rest of my life.” He calls his actions “inexcusable.”
August 1, 2014 – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media for the first time after Rice’s suspension while in Canton, Ohio, for the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies. He defends his decision: “I take into account all of the information before I make a decision on what the discipline will be. In this case, there was no discipline by the criminal justice system. They put him in that diversionary program.”
August 28, 2014 – Amid criticism for Rice’s punishment, the NFL announces a new, harsher policy for domestic violence and other violent conduct. In a letter, Goodell admits that he got the Rice punishment wrong, without mentioning him by name.
September 8, 2014 – TMZ releases surveillance footage from inside the elevator showing Rice punching Palmer. Hours later, the Ravens terminate Rice’s contract and Goodell announces Rice’s indefinite suspension from the NFL. The league claims it had not seen the video from the elevator’s interior until it was released by TMZ.
September 10, 2014 – The NFL announces that former FBI Director Robert Mueller will lead an independent inquiry into the league’s investigation and how it gathered evidence in the case. Two NFL owners who are attorneys – John Mara of the New York Giants and Art Rooney II of the Pittsburgh Steelers – will oversee the independent investigation.
September 16, 2014 – The NFL players’ union announces it has filed an appeal of Rice’s indefinite suspension by NFL Commissioner Goodell.
October 21, 2014 – NBC Sports ProFootballTalk reports Rice has officially filed a wrongful termination grievance against the Baltimore Ravens.
November 5-6, 2014 – Former US District Judge Barbara Jones, a neutral arbitrator, presides over Rice’s indefinite suspension appeal hearing in New York.
November 28, 2014 – Rice wins an appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL, and is reinstated effective immediately, according to the NFL players’ union.
January 9, 2015 – Mueller releases his “Report to The National Football League of an Independent Investigation into the Ray Rice Incident.” According to the report, investigators did not uncover evidence that anyone at the NFL received or viewed the interior video before it became public. He concludes that the NFL, “should have taken additional steps to obtain all available information about the February 15 incident.”
January 15, 2015 – Rice’s salary grievance filing against the NFL is settled.
May 21, 2015 – After Rice completes the terms of the pretrial intervention program, a judge dismisses the domestic violence charges against him.
December 31, 2023 – Is honored by the Baltimore Ravens as a “Legend of the Game.”
by tyler | Jan 16, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Birth date: August 8, 1953
Birth place: Mobile, Alabama
Birth name: Lloyd James Austin III
Father: Lloyd James Austin Jr., postal worker
Mother: Aletia Taylor Austin, homemaker
Marriage: Charlene Denise (Banner) Austin (early 1980s-present)
Children: Reginald Hill (stepson); Christopher Hill (stepson)
Education: United States Military Academy, B.S., 1975; Auburn University, M.E., counselor education, 1986; Webster University, M.A., management and leadership, 1989; War Army College (1996-1997 attended)
Military service: US Army, 1975-2016, four-star general
Has achieved many firsts:
Awarded numerous decorations for his military service, including five Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star for bravery in combat and two Legions of Merit.
Has served on a number of boards of directors including Nucor Corporation, Tenet Healthcare Corporation and United Technologies (now known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation following a 2020 merger).
Served on the board of trustees of Auburn University and Carnegie Corporation of New York.
An athlete in high school, he was captain of his varsity basketball team.
1975 – Austin is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army upon graduation from West Point. Over the next 20 years, he holds a number of leadership positions and is stationed at bases in North Carolina, Indianapolis, New York, Germany and Panama.
1997-1999 – Commander, 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
1999-2001 – Chief, Joint Operations Division, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
2001-2003 – Assistant division commander, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.
2003-2005 – Commanding general, 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, New York. Includes Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.
2005-2006 – Chief of staff, US Central Command, Unified Combat Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
2006-2009 – Commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps and Commander, Multi-National Corps; Operation Iraqi Freedom.
2009-2010 – Office of the Director, Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.
2010 – He is promoted to four-star general.
2010-2011 – Commanding general, US Forces-Iraq, US Central Command, Operation New Dawn.
January 31, 2012-March 2013 – Vice Chief of Staff, US Army.
December 6, 2012 – Nominated by President Barack Obama to be the 12th commander of US Central Command.
March 2013-March 2016 – Commander, US Central Command.
April 5, 2016 – Retires from the military.
2016 – Founds the Austin Strategy Group, LLC., with Austin as owner and president. Later declares in a US Office of Government Ethics filing that the consulting business will remain dormant upon his 2021 confirmation as defense secretary.
September 2020-January 22, 2021 – Partner at investment firm Pine Island Capital Partners.
December 8, 2020 – President-elect Joe Biden names Austin as his nominee for secretary of defense, in an op-ed published by the Atlantic.
January 19, 2021 – The Senate Armed Services Committee hearing takes place. Austin addresses concerns about a retired general assuming the top civilian post at the Pentagon, “If confirmed, I will carry out the mission of the Department of Defense, always with the goal to deter war and ensure our nation’s security, and I will uphold the principle of civilian control of the military, as intended.” He also pledges to fight to rid the department of “racists and extremists.”
January 21, 2021 – Both chambers of Congress approve a waiver to permit Austin to serve as secretary of defense, as the law requires a defense secretary to wait seven years after active-duty service before taking the position. This is the second such waiver. The first was granted to James Mattis in 2017.
January 22, 2021 – In a 93-2 vote, the Senate confirms Austin to be the first African American defense secretary.
February 2, 2021 – Austin dismisses hundreds of members of 42 Pentagon advisory boards, as the Pentagon announces a review of the boards’ memberships. Those members, appointed by the Pentagon, include late appointments by the Donald Trump administration.
February 2, 2021 – Austin orders a staggered pause of operations across the US military so commanders can have “needed discussions” with service members about the issue of extremism over the next 60 days, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby announces.
February 16, 2021 – Writes a Washington Post op-ed to underline that, under the Biden Administration, the US is back in full support of NATO and the US’ traditional role in defense of Europe.
March 21, 2021 – Travels to Afghanistan on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official, meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other officials.
April 30, 2021 – In his first major policy speech, Austin stresses the importance of emerging technology and the rapid increases in computing power to push the military into the future, laying out a vision of warfare starkly different from how “the last of the old wars” of the past two decades were fought.
June 22, 2021 – Austin announces he will recommend to Biden a change in the military justice system to take the prosecution of sexual assaults out of the hands of commanders.
January 2, 2022 – According to a statement from Austin released by the Defense Department, he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is exhibiting “mild” symptoms.
April 24, 2022 – Austin and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken make an unannounced trip to Kyiv and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
March 7, 2023 – Austin makes an unannounced trip to Iraq. He is the highest-ranking Cabinet official to visit the country since the start of the Biden administration.
January 5, 2024 – The Pentagon announces Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year’s Day for complications from a medical procedure. Austin faces criticism as it is revealed that senior officials, including President Biden, were left in the dark about his multiday hospital stay. On January 9, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center releases a statement revealing Austin is being treated for prostate cancer. The cancer was discovered in early December 2023. Austin is released from the hospital on January 15.
by tyler | Jan 16, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.
Birth date: August 4, 1961
Birth place: Honolulu, Hawaii
Birth name: Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
Father: Barack Hussein Obama, goat herder-turned-economist
Mother: Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama Soetoro, anthropologist
Marriage: Michelle (Robinson) Obama (October 3, 1992-present)
Children: Natasha (Sasha) and Malia
Education: Columbia University, B.A., 1983, Harvard University, J.D., 1991
Religion: Christian
The name Barack means “one who is blessed” in Swahili.
Is the first African-American to be president of the Harvard Law Review.
Nominated for three Grammy Awards, and won two.
Nominated for two Emmy Awards, and won two.
1964 – His parents divorce when he is 2 years old.
Late 1960s – Lives in Indonesia with mother and stepfather Lolo Soetoro.
1971 – Returns to Hawaii to live with his maternal grandparents and attend school.
November 24, 1982 – Barack Obama Sr. dies in a car accident in Kenya.
1992-2004 – Practices civil rights law and teaches constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School.
November 7, 1995 – Obama’s mother dies of ovarian cancer at the age of 52.
1995 – His autobiography “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance” is published, in which he admits to experimenting with marijuana and cocaine as a teenager.
1997-2005 – Illinois State Senator, representing the 13th District.
2000 – Runs for the US House seat in Illinois’s 1st District and loses to former Black Panther Bobby Rush.
July 27, 2004 – Delivers the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.
November 2004 – Wins the US Senate race in Illinois, defeating Alan Keyes. It is the first race between two African American candidates for Senate.
January 4, 2005 – Is sworn in as US senator.
2006 – Wins a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for his reading of “Dreams From My Father.”
August 20-September 3, 2006 – Tours five African countries and visits Nyangoma-Kogelo, his father’s hometown in Kenya.
January 16, 2007 – Files papers with the FEC to form a presidential exploratory committee.
February 10, 2007 – Announces his candidacy for president at an event in Springfield, Illinois.
November 3, 2007 – Makes a surprise guest appearance on the television show “Saturday Night Live.”
January 3, 2008 – Defeats Hillary Clinton in the Iowa Democratic Caucuses with 38% of the vote.
February 10, 2008 – Wins his second Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of his book, “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.” Former President Bill Clinton and former President Jimmy Carter were also nominated.
March 18, 2008 – Makes a speech in Philadelphia defending his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who made racially charged and anti-government comments during sermons.
June 3, 2008 – Secures enough delegates to win the nomination – 2,118 – after the South Dakota and Montana primaries.
June 19, 2008 – Announces he will not accept federal matching funds for his presidential campaign, foregoing $80 million dollars in federal money and a cap on how much he can spend.
August 23, 2008 – Chooses Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) as his running mate. Has first rally with Biden in Springfield, Illinois, in front of the old state capitol.
August 27-28, 2008 – Officially nominated as and accepts the nomination for president on the democratic ticket, becoming the first African American candidate in US history to lead a major party.
November 3, 2008 – Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, 86, dies in Hawaii after a long battle with cancer.
November 4, 2008 – Is elected president of the United States with an estimated 66.7 million popular votes and 365 electoral votes.
November 16, 2008 – Resigns his seat in the US Senate.
December 17, 2008 – Is named Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year.”
January 20, 2009 – Is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the position.
January 22, 2009 – Issues executive orders regarding the closing of Guantánamo Bay, torture, and creating a review of detention facilities and of individual cases.
April 6, 2009 – Says that the United States “is not, and will never be, at war with Islam” during a speech in Turkey.
April 7, 2009 – Makes a surprise trip to Iraq, his first as president.
October 9, 2009 – Is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
March 23, 2010 – Signs the Affordable Care Act, a health care reform bill, into law.
March 28, 2010 – Makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan, his first as president.
July 21, 2010 – Signs the Wall Street reform bill into law.
August 31, 2010 – Obama delivers an address from the Oval Office to mark the end of US combat operations in Iraq.
September 1-2, 2010 – Hosts meetings between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington, DC. Other participants include Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
April 27, 2011 – The White House releases Obama’s original birth certificate, seeking to put an end to persistent rumors that he was not born in the United States.
May 1, 2011 – Announces that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
May 5, 2011 – Attends a ceremony to honor victims of September 11th at Ground Zero. Lays a wreath, meets with first responders, families and colleagues of the victims. He also visits the “Pride of Midtown” firehouse, Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, the unit that lost 15 men, the most of any one firehouse.
May 25, 2011 – Is the first US president to address the UK Parliament.
October 21, 2011 – Announces the withdrawal of most US troops in Iraq by December 31, which would fulfill a 2008 campaign pledge to end the war.
May 9, 2012 – ABC airs excerpts from an Obama interview in which he endorses same-sex marriage. As the first sitting US president to do so, he says the legal decision should be up to the states.
June 15, 2012 – Issues an executive order suspending the deportation of certain young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children.
September 6, 2012 – Accepts the Democratic nomination for president at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
November 6, 2012 – Wins reelection as president of the United States, defeating Republican challenger and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney.
December 19, 2012 – Is named Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” for the second time.
January 20, 2013 – Is sworn in for his second term in a private ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House.
December 17, 2014 – Announces plans to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and ease economic restrictions on the nation, a policy shift he calls the end of an “outdated approach” to US-Cuban relations that, “for decades, has failed to advance our interests.”
May 12, 2015 – The Barack Obama Foundation announces that Obama’s presidential library will be built in Chicago.
July 23, 2015 – Travels to Kenya for the first time as president to participate in Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi.
March 20, 2016 – Arrives in Cuba, becoming the first sitting US president to visit in 88 years.
June 9, 2016 – Endorses Hillary Clinton for president.
May 20, 2016 – Signs a bill updating the terms the government uses to describe minorities. This includes now using the terms “Asian-American,” “Native American,” “Hispanic” and “African-American.”
May 27, 2016 – Becomes the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, where he calls for a “world without nuclear weapons.”
June 23, 2016 – The Supreme Court issues a divided ruling in a case concerning Obama’s executive actions on immigration. The programs will remain blocked and the case will return to the lower court.
June 24, 2016 – Obama announces he is designating the area around the Stonewall Inn in New York as the country’s first national monument to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.
January 20, 2017 – Leaves office after two terms as president.
April 22, 2017 – Makes his first public appearance since leaving office. Speaks at the University of Chicago before an estimated three hundred students from universities around the Chicago area. It is billed as a “conversation on community organizing and civic engagement” and a part of Obama’s goal to “encourage and support the next generation of leaders.”
September 5, 2017 – Obama posts a statement on Facebook in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind an immigration order shielding some children of undocumented immigrants from deportation. “It is self-defeating – because they want to start new businesses, staff our labs, serve in our military, and otherwise contribute to the country we love. And it is cruel.”
May 21, 2018 – Netflix announces the Obamas’ production company Higher Ground has signed a multi-year production deal in which the former president and first lady will work both in front of and behind the camera to “produce a diverse mix of content.”
July 17, 2018 – Speaks at the 16th annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in South Africa. In the address in honor of the late Nelson Mandela ahead of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Obama criticizes populist movements toward authoritarianism around the world and ridicules the “utter loss of shame among political leaders” who lie.
December 12, 2018 – Receives the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Ripple of Hope award.
January 2019 – Obama debuts on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart at No. 22 for the musical track “One Last Time (44 Remix).” The track was released by Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the Broadway hit musical “Hamilton,” and also features Christopher Jackson and BeBe Winans.
August 26, 2019 – Obama announces an initiative to combat gerrymandering: Redistricting U. An extension of the All On The Line Campaign, Redistricting U intends to send free tools and resources that will help volunteers influence redistricting efforts in states across the US.
April 14, 2020 – Posts a video endorsing Biden for president.
June 3, 2020 – In an online event speech, Obama says that the significant events over the last months, including the protests over the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, represent “the kinds of epic changes … in our country that are as profound as anything I have seen in my lifetime.” He personally thanks protesters in the streets across the nation following the death of Floyd and urges young African Americans to “feel hopeful even as you may feel angry” because he feels change is coming.
November 17, 2020 – Obama’s memoir, “A Promised Land,” is published.
July 27, 2021 – The National Basketball Association announces that Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner and minority stakeholder.
March 13, 2022 – Obama announces he has tested positive for Covid-19.
September 3, 2022 – Wins the outstanding narrator Emmy Award for his work on the Netflix documentary, “Our Great National Parks.”
January 7, 2024 – Wins the outstanding narrator Emmy Award for his work on the Netflix documentary, “Working: What We Do All Day.”
by tyler | Jan 16, 2024 | CNN, us
Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Birth date: January 28, 1972
Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Birth name: Amy Vivian Coney
Father: Michael Coney, attorney
Mother: Linda Coney
Marriage: Jesse Barrett (1999-present)
Children: Emma, Vivian, Tess, John Peter, Liam, Juliet, Benjamin
Education: Rhodes College, B.A., 1994, graduated magna cum laude; Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1997, graduated summa cum laude
Religion: Roman Catholic
Has been a member of the conservative Federalist Society and is an elected member of The American Law Institute.
Associated with a Christian group called People of Praise, though Barrett has not spoken publicly about her relationship to the religious community.
Two of her children are adopted from Haiti.
1997-1998 – Law clerk to Judge Laurence Silberman of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
1998-1999 – Serves as law clerk to Associate Justice Antonin Scalia for the Supreme Court of the United States.
1999-2001 – Works for the law firm Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin (later merged with Baker Botts LLP) in Washington, DC.
2001-2002 – Adjunct faculty member, then John M. Olin Fellow at The George Washington University Law School.
2002-2017 – Professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
May 8, 2017 – President Donald Trump nominates Barrett to the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
October 31, 2017 – Confirmed for judgeship by the Senate. Receives her commission on November 2, 2017.
September 26, 2020 – Trump announces Barrett as his nominee for the Supreme Court, to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
October 26, 2020 – The Senate votes, 52-48, to confirm Barrett.
October 27, 2020 – Barrett is sworn-in, by Chief Justice John Roberts, officially beginning her tenure as the 115th justice on the Supreme Court.
April 19, 2021 – It is revealed that Barrett has signed a major book contract with Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin Random House.
October 20, 2022 – Barrett rejects a challenge to President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan brought by a Wisconsin taxpayers group. On November 4, Barrett denies a second request to challenge the plan.
by tyler | Jan 16, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at the life of former House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Birth date: January 29, 1970
Birth place: Janesville, Wisconsin
Birth name: Paul Davis Ryan
Father: Paul M. Ryan, an attorney
Mother: Elizabeth “Betty” (Hutter) Ryan Douglas
Marriage: Janna (Little) Ryan (December 2, 2000-present)
Children: Liza, Charlie, Sam
Education: Miami University (Ohio), B.A., 1992
Religion: Roman Catholic
Ryan’s father died of a heart attack when Ryan was 16.
Double-majored in economics and political science at Miami University (Ohio).
Ryan is a fitness buff and enjoys bow hunting.
1992 – Legislative aide to Senator Robert Kasten of Wisconsin.
1993-1995 – Staff assistant and speechwriter for the Empower America think tank, which was co-founded by Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY).
1995-1997 – Legislative director for Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas.
November 3, 1998 – Is elected to the US House of Representatives for the 1st District of Wisconsin. Ryan is reelected in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
2011-2014 – Chairman of the House Budget Committee.
March 29, 2012 – Ryan’s 2013 budget proposal is passed by the Republican controlled House, 228-191. The budget plan is later defeated in the Senate, 57-40.
August 11, 2012 – Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney announces Ryan as his choice for vice presidential running mate.
August 17, 2012 – Released tax documents show that Ryan and his wife earned $323,416 in 2011 and paid an effective tax rate of 20%.
November 6, 2012 – The Romney-Ryan ticket is defeated in the general election by the Obama-Biden ticket, but Ryan wins an eighth term representing Wisconsin’s 1st District.
October 8, 2013 – The Wall Street Journal publishes an op-ed by Ryan in the midst of the 16-day government shutdown, in which Ryan discusses the challenges of reaching a budget agreement.
December 2013 – Ryan and Senate Budget Chairman Patty Murray strike a budget deal that avoids a shutdown until 2015. It passes the House 332-94 and the Senate 64-36 and is signed by President Barack Obama.
July 24, 2014 – Ryan releases a 73-page plan to fight poverty, called “Expanding Opportunity in America.”
January 6, 2015-October 29, 2015 – Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.
October 22, 2015 – Officially announces he is running for House speaker.
October 28, 2015 – House Republicans nominate Ryan for speaker of the House.
October 29, 2015 – Becomes the 54th speaker of the US House of Representatives.
April 12, 2016 – Ending speculation that he could be drafted as the Republican presidential nominee during the party’s summer convention in Cleveland, Ryan declares, “I do not want, nor will I accept the nomination…Count me out.”
November 8, 2016 – Ryan wins reelection to the House, defeating Democrat Ryan Solen 65% to 32%.
January 3, 2017 – Ryan is reelected as the speaker of the US House of Representatives.
December 22, 2017 – President Donald Trump signs into law an overhaul of the US tax code, an issue the speaker has long supported.
April 11, 2018 – Announces he is not seeking reelection.
January 3, 2019 – Retires from Congress.
March 2019 – Appointed to the board of Fox Corporation and serves as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
April 15, 2019 – The University of Notre Dame announces that Ryan will be a guest lecturer for political science and economics during the 2019-2020 academic year.
October 28, 2019 – Ryan announces the launch of the American Idea Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed at fighting poverty.
February 2021 – Ryan joins the private-equity firm Solamere Capital as Partner and Chair of the Executive Partner Group.
by tyler | Jan 16, 2024 | CNN, us
Here’s a look at one of the most successful golfers in history, Tiger Woods.
Birth date: December 30, 1975
Birth place: Cypress, California
Birth name: Eldrick Tont Woods
Father: Earl Woods
Mother: Kultilda (Punsawad) Woods
Marriage: Elin Nordegren (October 5, 2004-August 23, 2010, divorced)
Children: Charlie Axel and Sam Alexis
Education: Attended Stanford University, 1994-1996
Won the Masters Tournament five times, the US Open three times, the PGA Championship four times and the British Open three times.
Woods is the PGA career money list leader.
With 82 PGA Tour wins, Woods is tied with Sam Snead for most all-time career victories.
His father nicknamed him “Tiger” after a South Vietnamese soldier with whom he fought alongside during the Vietnam War.
1978 – At the age of 2, wins a putting contest with Bob Hope. The match was staged for the “Mike Douglas Show.”
1980 – Appears on the TV show “That’s Incredible.”
1991 – Wins his first US Junior Amateur golf championship. At 15 years of age, Woods was the youngest champion in history until 14-year-old Jim Liu broke his record in 2010.
1992 – Wins his second US Junior Amateur golf championship.
February 27, 1992 – Competes in his first PGA tournament at the age of 16. He is given a sponsor’s exemption in order to play and is the youngest player ever to play in a PGA tournament at that time.
1993 – Wins his third US Junior Amateur golf championship.
1994-1996 – Wins three consecutive US Amateur golf championships.
August 27, 1996 – Turns professional.
August 1996 – Signs a five-year endorsement deal with Nike worth $40 million.
October 6, 1996 – Wins his first tournament as a professional at the Las Vegas Invitational.
1996 – Forms the Tiger Woods Foundation for the promotion of minority participation in golf and other sports. In February 2018, the charity is renamed TGR Foundation to reflect its growth and scope.
April 13, 1997 – Wins his first Masters Tournament.
May 19, 1997 – Signs an endorsement deal with American Express worth between $13 and $30 million.
June 1997 – Becomes the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world after his 42nd week on the PGA Tour. At 21 years, 24 weeks, he is the youngest player ever to hold the No. 1 spot.
August 15, 1999 – Wins his first PGA championship.
June 18, 2000 – Wins his first US Open by 15 strokes, the largest margin in US Open history.
July 23, 2000 – Wins his first British Open.
September 14, 2000 – Signs a five-year endorsement contract with Nike. It is worth an estimated $85 million, making it the richest endorsement contract in sports history, at the time.
June 16, 2002 – Wins his second US Open.
December 8, 2003 – Named PGA Player of the Year for the fifth straight year.
May 13, 2005 – Woods fails to make the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas. It is the first time since 1998 that Woods is eliminated from a tournament.
November 23, 2005 – Wins the PGA Grand Slam of Golf for a record-breaking sixth time.
February 10, 2006 – Opens the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, California.
May 3, 2006 – Woods’ father, Earl Woods, dies of prostate cancer.
July 23, 2006 – Wins his third British Open.
August 20, 2006 – Wins his third PGA Championship.
August 12, 2007 – Wins his fourth PGA Championship.
April 15, 2008 – Undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He had two prior surgeries on the same knee, first in 1994 to remove a benign tumor, and another arthroscopic surgery in December 2002.
June 16, 2008 – Wins the US Open in sudden death, defeating Rocco Mediate.
June 18, 2008 – Woods announces that he will undergo reconstructive anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery on his left knee and will miss the remainder of the PGA tour season.
February 26, 2009 – After an eight-month hiatus from golf due to knee surgery, Woods plays the second round of the World Golf Championships Match Play and loses to Tim Clark.
November 15, 2009 – Wins the Australian Masters.
November 27, 2009 – Is taken to a hospital after being injured in a car accident in front of his home in Florida. He is released later the same day.
December 2, 2009 – Woods apologizes for “transgressions” that let his family down – the same day a gossip magazine publishes a report alleging he had an affair. He does not admit to an affair and offers no details about the “transgressions” in his statement.
February 19, 2010 – Makes a televised statement apologizing for being unfaithful to his wife and letting down both fans and family. “I had affairs, I cheated. What I did was not acceptable, and I am the only person to blame,” he says. Responding to rumors, Woods says that his wife never hit him, as some media reported in connection with the car crash on November 27, 2009, and that there has “never been an episode of domestic violence” in his relationship with his wife. Woods also says that he entered a rehabilitation center for 45 days, from the end of December to early February, and that he will continue to receive treatment and therapy.
October 31, 2010 – After 281 straight weeks, the longest in Official World Golf Ranking history, Woods loses his No. 1 ranking to Lee Westwood.
2010 – Loses about $20 million from estimated endorsements after sponsors including Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture end ties. Other sponsors including Nike, Upper Deck and EA Sports remain with Woods.
June 7, 2011 – Announces he will miss the US Open due to knee and Achilles tendon injuries.
July 19, 2011 – Woods announces that after a 12-year relationship, he and caddie Steve Williams will no longer be working together.
August 4, 2011 – Returns to golf at the Bridgestone Invitational, after a nearly three-month break.
August 11, 2011 – Plays one of his worst first rounds of golf in a major championship. He fails to make the cut at the PGA Championship for the first time in his career.
October 3, 2011 – For the first time in 15 years, Woods does not make it onto golf’s top 50 players list, according to the official World Golf Ranking.
October 5, 2011 – Signs a new endorsement deal with Swiss watch-maker Rolex.
March 25, 2012 – Earns his first PGA Tour win since September 2009, in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
June 3, 2012 – With his win at the Memorial Tournament, ties Jack Nicklaus with 73 PGA Tour victories.
July 2, 2012 – Beats Nicklaus’ PGA Tour record with the AT&T National win. Woods’ 74th PGA Tour win ranks him in second place on the all-time list.
September 3, 2012 – Becomes the first PGA tour participant to earn $100 million.
March 25, 2013 – Woods wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the eighth time, and regains the No. 1 spot.
March 31, 2014 – Woods undergoes back surgery for a pinched nerve.
August 23, 2015 – Posts a top 10 finish at his debut at the Wyndham Championships but ends his season as the 257th ranked player in the world. His finish was four shots off eventual winner Davis Love III. Woods has now missed the cut for three majors in a row.
December 1, 2015 – Announces that he underwent his third microdiscectomy surgery last month – a procedure to remove bone around a pinched nerve to allow space for it to heal – and admits he has no idea when he will be back on the course.
July 20, 2016 – It is announced that Woods will miss the PGA Championship due to his continued recovery from back surgery. This marks the first time in his career that he has missed all four major championships.
December 4, 2016 – Woods finishes 14 shots behind the winner in the Hero World Challenge, his first competitive event in more than a year.
May 29, 2017 – Woods is arrested on suspicion of DUI in Jupiter, Florida. He says in a statement that he had “an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications” and that alcohol was not involved.
June 19, 2017 – Woods announces that he is receiving professional help to manage medication for back pain and a sleep disorder.
July 3, 2017 – Announces that he has completed an intensive program for managing his medications.
October 27, 2017 – Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving. His 12-month probation is contingent on completing any recommended treatment including DUI school, 50 hours of community services and random drug and alcohol testing.
December 3, 2017 – Making his long-awaited return from a fourth back surgery – his first tournament for 301 days since pulling out of the Dubai Desert Classic in February – Woods finishes in a tie for ninth place in the Hero World Challenge tournament in the Bahamas.
September 23, 2018 – Wins the Tour Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, for his first PGA Tour victory since August 2013 and his 80th overall.
April 14, 2019 – Wins his fifth Masters and 15th major title.
May 6, 2019 – President Donald Trump presents Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during a White House ceremony.
October 27, 2019 – Wins his record-equaling 82nd PGA Tour title at the Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan. Woods is tied with legendary golfer Sam Snead, who won 82 titles throughout his more than 50-year career.
May 24, 2020 – Woods and Peyton Manning defeat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady by one stroke in “The Match: Champions for Charity” golf tournament at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. The event raises over $20 million for coronavirus relief efforts and captures an average of 5.8 million viewers to become the most-watched golf telecast in the history of cable television.
February 23, 2021 – Woods is hospitalized after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County, according to the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Wood’s agent Mark Steinberg said the golfer suffered “multiple leg injuries” and was in surgery following the accident. The next day, Woods is “awake, responsive, and recovering” in the hospital after emergency surgery on his lower right leg and ankle at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The leg fractures were “comminuted,” meaning the bone was broken into more than two parts, and “open,” meaning the broken bone was exposed to open air, creating risk of an infection, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anish Mahajan says in the statement.
November 29, 2021 – In an exclusive interview published in Golf Digest, Tiger Woods speaks publicly about his golfing future for the first time since his car crash. “I think something that is realistic is playing the tour one day, never full time, ever again, but pick and choose, just like Mr. (Ben) Hogan did,” Woods tells interviewer Henni Koyack.
March 9, 2022 – Woods is inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame at the PGA Tour headquarters in Florida.
April 7, 2022 – Tees off in the first round of the Masters, his first tournament in 14 months, completing a remarkable comeback after sustaining serious leg injuries in his February 2021 car crash.
October 2022 – Erica Herman, a former girlfriend of Woods, files a complaint in Martin County, Florida after their six-year relationship comes to end. Herman alleges a trust owned by Woods violated the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act by breaking the oral tenancy agreement. On March 6, 2023, Herman files a second complaint aimed at nullifying the NDA she signed in 2017. On May 17, 2023, a Florida judge rules against Herman, calling her claims that the NDA is invalid and unenforceable “implausibly pled.” In June 2023, Herman drops her lawsuit alleging a trust owned by Woods violated the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act. In November 2023, Herman drops her appeal to nullify the NDA.
April 19, 2023 – Announces he has completed “successful” surgery on his ankle following his withdrawal from The Masters earlier this month.
January 8, 2024 – Woods ends his 27-year partnership with Nike.
