1822: Born in Ohio

1842: Graduates from Kenyon College

1845: Graduates from Harvard Law School; establishes practice in Fremont (then called East Sandusky ), Ohio

1849: Moves law practice to Cincinnati

1861: Begins fighting in Civil War; wounded four times through 1865

1865-67: Serves in U.S. House of Representatives

1868-72: Serves two terms as governor of Ohio

1876-77: Serves third term as governor of Ohio

1876: Trails Samuel J. Tilden in disputed presidential election

1877: Special electoral commission formed containing fifteen members (five representatives, five senators, five Supreme Court justices); disputed electoral votes awarded to Hayes, who is declared the victor on March 2, 1877, only days before the presidential inauguration

1877-81: Serves as nineteenth U.S. president

1881: Retires to Ohio

1893: Dies in Ohio