Al Gore Timeline (click here)
March 31, 1948 — Albert Gore Jr. is
born in Washington, D.C. His father wasa U.S. senator from Tennessee, Albert
Gore Sr.
1969-71 — Military service as
a private in Vietnam.
May 19, 1970 — Marries Tipper Gore.
They would have four children: Karenna, Kristin, Sarah and
Albert Arnold Gore III.
1976 — Elected to the House
of Representatives from Tennessee.
1984 — Elected to the U.S.
Senate from Tennessee.
1988 — He runs for
president but loses the Democratic nomination to Michael Dukakis.
1992 — Elected vice
president of the United States. Bill Clinton is elected president.
1996 — Gore and Clinton
re-elected.
2000 — Runs for president,
loses in a contested election to George W. Bush when the Supreme Court allows
the vote certification in Florida to stand, giving Bush the necessary electoral
votes to become president.
2006 — “An Inconvenient
Truth” is released to critical acclaim and strong box office returns.
2007 — “An Inconvenient
Truth” wins the Oscar for best documentary. Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
2010 — Al and Tipper Gore
announce their separation.
2015 — Al Gore participates
in the talks that result in the Paris agreement on climate change.
Aug. 4, 2017 — “An Inconvenient
Sequel” is released in San Francisco.
