1872: Born in Vermont

1895 Graduates from Amherst College

1897: Admitted to the Massachusetts bar; attorney in private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts, after 1898

1899-1901: Holds two elected positions in Northampton, Massachusetts

1907-8: Serves in Massachusetts state house

1910-11: Serves as mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts

1912-15: Serves in Massachusetts state senate

1916-18: Serves as Massachusetts lieutenant governor

1919-20: Serves as Massachusetts governor; gains national attention for firing striking police officers in Boston and using the state militia as temporary replacements

1921-23: Serves as U.S. vice president under Warren G. Harding

1923: Teapot Dome scandal rocks Harding administration

1923-29: Serves as thirtieth U.S. president, following death of Harding; fires all administration officials implicated in the Teapot Dome scandal

1929: After having declined to seek reelection, Coolidge retires to Northampton, Massachussetts; stock market crashes in October, beginning the Great Depression

1933: Dies in Massachusetts