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Rosa McCauley is born
Rosa Parks, born as Rosa McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. -
World War I Begins
Though this began when she was only one year old, Rosa had lived through the Great War and the Second World War as well. -
Sylvester McCauley is Born
Rosa's younger brother Sylvester is born. -
First Move
Rosa's family moves from Tuskegee to Pine Level, Alabama. -
Rosa Begins School
Rosa begins school in Pine Level, in a school house that was on the yards of her church -
World War I Ends
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Stands Up For Herself
When Rosa was ten, she had an encounter with a white boy, about her size, who threatened to hit her. She picked up a brick from the ground and quickly retaliated and the little boy had ran off. -
More Opportunites
Rosa is enrolled in Miss White's School for Girls in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Family Matters
Rosa attends Booker T. Washington for ninth grade, but drops out to take care of her seriously ill grandmother. -
Back on Track
Rosa attends Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes for grades 10 and 11. -
Rosa Finds Love
At age 19, Rosa marries Raymond Parks, who is a barber at the time. -
Encouraged
Rosa gets her high school diploma with the help of her husband. -
World War II Begins
Rosa, now 26, at this time has been married to Raymond Parks for 7 years. -
Rosa's First Stand
Twelve years before her famous stand, Rosa refuses to give up her seat and is ejected from a segregated bus. -
World War II Ends
Rosa would have been almost 33 years old now and married to her husband, Raymond, for 12 years. -
Rosa Meets MLK Jr.
Just a few months before her famous stand, Rosa meets Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -
Rosa's Famous Stand
Rosa is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. She is fingerprinted, jailed by police, and fined $14. -
Bus Boycott Begins
On the same day Rosa is found guilty of violating segregation laws, the bus boycotts begin and last fo 381 days. -
Desegregation of Buses
A year after Rosa's famous stand, Montgomery buses are desegregated and blacks are legally allowed to take any seat. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assaulted
While at a book signing in a department store in Harlem, New York, a woman stabs Martin Luther King Jr. -
President Kenndy Assasinated
At about 12:30 pm while the President was on his way to make a speach at a luncheon, fire rang out through the streets and Kennedy was shot dead. -
MLK Jr. Assasinated
While standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee Dr. Martin Luther King is shot and killed -
Receives Spingarn Medal
Rosa reveives the NAACP's Spingarn Medal -
Rosa Retires
At the age of 75, Rosa retires from Congressman John Conyer's Detriot office. -
Rosa's First Book
Rosa publishes her first book, an autobiography of her entire life, leading up to the bus incident and events after that. -
Rosa receives the Medal of Freedom
President Bill Clinton honors Rosa Parks with a White House Ceremony and the Medal of Freedom. -
Rosa is rewarded with a holiday
The first monday after Febuaray 4th is designated as Rosa Parks Day in the state of Michigan. -
President Clinton is Impeached
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was impeached by the House of Representatives on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice. -
Rosa is awarded with the 250th Congressional Gold Medal of Honour
President Clinton had awarded Rosa, 86 at the time, and she was quoted saying, "This medal is encouragement for all of us to continue until all have rights." -
Rosa Dies
Almost thirty years after her husband, and two years of being diagnosed with dementia, Rosa Parks dies in her home in Detroit, Michigan.