From the Navy to the CIA to the Oval Office: The life and times of the 41st President

Significant dates in the life of former President George H.W. Bush:

June 12, 1924: George Herbert Walker Bush is born in Milton, Mass.

June 12, 1942: Enlists in Navy on 18th birthday.

Sept. 2, 1944: Plane is shot down in Pacific Ocean. Bush is rescued by a submarine and receives the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Jan. 6, 1945: Marries Barbara Pierce; they eventually have six kids: George W., future president; Jeb, future governor of Florida; Neil; Marvin; Dorothy; and Robin, who died of leukemia at age 3 in 1953.

November 1964-November 1970: Loses two bids for Senate but serves four years in House

1971-1974: Served as UN ambassador, Republican National Committee chairman and head of U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing.

1975: Named chief of CIA

November 1980: Reagan and Bush defeat President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale.

Jan. 20, 1989: Sworn in as nation’s 41st president after defeating Michael Dukakis.

May 30 to June 3, 1990: Meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Washington, sealing pacts to slash long-range nuclear weapons, halt production of chemical weapons and lift trade barriers.

July 26, 1990: Signs landmark Americans With Disabilities Act.

Aug. 7, 1990: Orders deployment of U.S. troops to Persian Gulf after Iraq invasion of Kuwait; Saddam Hussein orders forces to withdraw from Kuwait Feb. 25.

Nov. 3, 1992: Loses bid for reelection to Bill Clinton.

Dec. 24, 1992: Pardons six men involved in the Reaganera Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages deal.

Jan. 20, 2001: Sees son George W. sworn in as President

February 2005: Travels with former President Bill Clinton to areas devastated by December 2004 Asian tsunami. They team up again to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina relief.

April 17, 2018: Barbara Bush dies at their home in Houston. She was 92.

Nov. 30, 2018: George H.W. Bush dies at his Houston home. He was 94.