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George H.W. Bush in 10 dates
WASHINGTON, Dec 1, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Here are 10 key dates in the life of
George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States who died Friday at
the age of 94:
– June 12, 1924: George Herbert Walker Bush is born in Milton,
Massachusetts – June 12, 1942: Bush enlists in the US Navy on his 18th
birthday, and becomes its youngest pilot, flying 58 combat missions in a
torpedo bomber during World War II. He is shot down over the Pacific and
rescued at sea
– January 6, 1945: Following his discharge from the Navy, Bush marries
Barbara Pierce. They have six children: George Walker, Robin (who died at the
age of four), John (also known as Jeb), Neil, Marvin and Dorothy
– 1953: Bush co-founds the Zapata Petroleum Company in Texas
– 1967-1971: Serves as a Republican member of the US House of
Representatives from Texas for two terms
– 1971-1973: Serves as US ambassador to the United Nations
– 1976-1977: Serves as director of the Central Intelligence Agency
– 1981-1989: Serves as US vice president under Ronald Reagan, whom Bush had
opposed for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980
– 1989-1993: Serves as US president. In August 1990, Bush leads an
international coalition to counter Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait and
liberates the country in February 1991 with Operation Desert Storm.
– 1992: Bush loses his bid for a second term as president to Democrat Bill
Clinton.
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